Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) Lot n° 26

Famine maigrichonne 1970 Bronze à la cire perdue signed and numbered EA 1 Bonvicini Verona Foundry and Inverness Art Foundry, Quebec. Casting begun in 1989 from the original terracotta sculpture Published by Galerie Lelong H. 30 cm W. 20 cm D. 20 cm Provenance: > French-Canadian private collection Bibliography: > Yseult Riopelle, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Catalogue raisonné, volume 4, Hibou Éditeurs, Montreal, 2004, p. 498, reproduced in color as 1970.07SC.1970 Jean-Paul Riopelle: "When I was a child, I made snow sculptures, and I still do today when I get the chance. From the traditional children's snowman, I would create fantastic improvisations to which my bronzes owe a great deal."