Jean-Paul Riopelle - Canadian Painter

Jean-Paul Riopelle (7 October 1923 - 12 March 2002) was a painter and sculptor as well from Quebec, Canada.
Born in Montreal, he studied under Paul-Émile Borduas during 1940s and was a member of Les Automatists movement. He was one of the good signers of the Refus global manifesto. In 1949 he moved to Paris and then continued his career as a painter, where he commercialized on his picture as a “wild Canadian”. His life and artistic partner was the great American painter, Joan Mitchell. They also kept separate homes and studios near Giverny, where Monet lived. They were influenced one another significantly, as much rationally as artistically, but their relationship was a violent one, fueled by alcohol. At times their styles were extraordinarily similar.
In June, 2006 the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts prearranged a displayed exhibition that was presented at the State Hermitage Museum at Saint Petersburg, Russia and the Musee Cantini in the Marseilles, France. The Musee des Beaux Arts de Montreal still has a number of his works, spanning his whole career, in their permanent collection.

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