Private Collection 18.5" x 13" Attrib. with certificate was a painter and sculptor from Quebec, Canada. He became the first Canadian painter (since James Wilson Morrice) to attain widespread international recognition. Riopelle began drawing lessons in 1933 and continued through 1938. Attributed to Jean Paul Riopelle, He studied engineering, architecture and photography at the ecole polytechnique in 1941. In 1942 he enrolled at the ecole des beaux-arts de Montreal but shifted his studies to the less academic Ecole du Meuble, graduating in 1945.A third element, range of gloss, in addition to color and volume, plays a crucial role in Riopelle's oil paintings. Paints are juxtaposed so that light is reflected off the surface not just in different directions but with varying intensity, depending on the naturally occurring gloss finish (he did not varnish his paintings). These three elements; color, volume, and range of gloss, would form the basis of his oil painting technique throughout his long and prolific career

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