RIOPELLE "LE SABLIER 2" LITHO, 1979 early alex katz print She became one of the

She became one of the few women

ranging from bold

22"H 30"H (work)

inviting close examination

often evoking the feeling of leafing through a child's picture book and stopping at random to examine a page

RIOPELLE "LE SABLIER 2" LITHO, 1979 early alex katz print She became one of theJean Paul Riopelle (1923 2002) is arguably the most successful post war abstract painter from Canada. While Americans have traditionally favored Jackson Pollock as the most influential Abstract Expressionist of the 20th century, Riopelle's stature in Europe is of competing importance for his version of 'automatic' action painting. His early canvases were densely intricate webs of constructed color created by using a palette knife. His later work both