Riopelle’s Centenary: Celebrations Officially Launched
As today marks the 99th anniversary of Jean Paul Riopelle’s birth, the Riopelle Foundation and its prestigious partners are officially kicking off five seasons of festivities with the unveiling of new cultural projects that will honour the world-renowned Canadian artist to the four corners of his native province, Quebec, during the centenary year….
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Launch of Riopelle Studio
A New Free Educational, Interactive Platform to Bring Riopelle to Canadian Schools
Riopelle Studio Will Allow Tens of Thousands of Students to Immerse Themselves in the Artist’s Vast Universe on the Occasion of His Centenary Celebrations…

Future Espace Riopelle at MNBAQ: Les Architectes FABG wins the architecture competition
Quebec City, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 tt The Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec (MNBAQ) is pleased to unveil the winning preliminary design and firm of the architecture competition for the future Espace Riopelle, which will house the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Paul Riopelle, slated for inauguration between the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026……
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Canada-Wide Call for Projects | Dialogues Program
On the eve of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of world-renowned Canadian artist Jean Paul Riopelle, the Riopelle Foundation is launching a vast, pan-Canadian cultural mediation program in partnership with Culture pour tous: Dialogues: Encounters with Riopelle’s Oeuvre from Sea to Sea….
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Riopelle: More Alive Than Ever
– 20 Years Later: More Alive Than Ever
– Riopelle’s Centenary: A Year of Celebrations
– A New Home for Riopelle
– A Special Gift for Québec’s Public Libraries
– Borduas & Riopelle Reunited at MNBAQ
– Joan Mitchell on the Silver Screen
– Tell Us Your Stories About Riopelle
– Riopelle Around the World…

Oil on canvas, 96,5 x 130,2 cm.
© Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN
(2022).
Official Program of Jean Paul Riopelle’s Centenary Celebrations
The Riopelle Foundation unveils major projects bringing together a host of renowned partners, the theme of the centenary year as well as the composition of its international committee…
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2023: Riopelle’s Cultural Theme Year… “One With Nature”
NEWS RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE Official video of Riopelle’s Centenary Celebrations Official Program of Jean Paul Riopelle’s Centenary Celebrations: 2023: Riopelle’s Cultural Theme Year… “One With Nature” The Riopelle Foundation unveils major projects bringing together a host of renowned partners, the theme of the centenary year as well as the composition of its international committee MONTREAL,…
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Point de rencontre – Quintette (polyptych), 1963. Oil on canvas, 428 x 564 cm (5 panels).
Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris. Inv. FNAC 90069.
© Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2021). Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière.
Historic Donation Worth Over $120 Million to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
NEWS RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE A World-Class Legacy Project in view of Jean Paul Riopelle’s Centenary Celebrations: Historic Donation Worth Over $120 Million to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec The Government of Quebec allocates $20 million for the construction of a new pavilion dedicated to the works of the legendary Canadian artist Défilé, 1950,…
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Giant Mural Planned at the Heart of Downtown Montreal to Celebrate Jean Paul Riopelle’s Centenary in 2023
Riopelle Foundation, City of Montreal, MU and Tourisme Montréal join forces to honour the legendary Montreal-born artist, alongside other great cultural builders such as Leonard Cohen. MONTREAL, September 24, 2021 – Almost a year ahead of the official start of Jean Paul Riopelle’s Centenary Celebrations, of which the theme and major projects will be made…
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News Release: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jean Paul Riopelle
Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation and Concordia University partner to collect oral history about the iconic Canadian painter MONTREAL, May 17, 2021 – As a lead-up to the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist Jean Paul Riopelle in 2023, the Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation and Concordia University have teamed up for an ambitious project: to…
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Exclusive News – Winter 2021
Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002), Cap au nord, 1977, oil on canvas, 200 x 301 cm. Collection of Huguette Vachon. © Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2021). Photo archives Catalogue raisonné de Jean Paul Riopelle “Icebergs are like ice cubes in a glass, soaking up all the colours around them.” – Jean Paul Riopelle,…
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NEWS FROM THE RIOPELLE FOUNDATION FALL 2020
Jean Paul Riopelle is considered one of Canada’s most important and prolific artists of the 20th century. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Riopelle: The Call of Northern Landscapes and Indigenous Cultures, which will run at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) from November 21, 2020 to March 21, 2021, this catalogue takes a fresh look at the approach of this Québec painter and sculptor to reveal the prevalent influence of the North and Indigenous cultures on his body of work….
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Stonehenge 106,75 x 75 cm
123 exemplaires dont 100 numérotés 1/100 - 100/100
© Succession Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2020)