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Lances, 1958, Oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm
© Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2020)
“Let us seek our images among the work of those who have dreamed the longest, those who valued matter; let us rely on the alchemists.”
– Gaston Bachelard, The Air and Dreams
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Jean Paul Riopelle, Atelier Durantin, 1952 by John Craven
“To draw outdoors, I had built a makeshift workshop under a tent, in the backyard of our home, where I hung a light bulb. Then the rain started pouring. When I touched the light bulb, I was instantly electrified; a formidable jolt of art, come to think of it!”
– Jean Paul Riopelle | First artistic memories, 1931
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Tubes of Riopelle’s paint, circa 1968, archives of Yseult Riopelle
Atelier de Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, August 1993 by Bruno Massenet
Riopelle had big dreams for the foundation he imagined, that of uniting a diversity of people from all walks of life, dreamers and risk-takers, converging toward a common objective: innovation and creation without boundaries. Help us achieve Riopelle’s dream to bring people together through art.
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