Nuit des Dieux (thickly painted abstract)

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Jean-Paul Riopelle (Canadian, 1923–2002). Nuit des Dieux (thickly painted abstract), 1957. Oil on Canvas, 30 × 37 in. (76.2 × 94 cm) frame: 29 7/8 × 37 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (75.9 × 94.9 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger, 67.204.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Nuit des Dieux (thickly painted abstract)
Date
1957
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Classification
Dimensions
30 × 37 in. (76.2 × 94 cm) frame: 29 7/8 × 37 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (75.9 × 94.9 × 3.8 cm)
Signatures
Lower right: "RIOPELLE / 57"
Inscriptions
Paper label on verso top stretcher: "PM/ Artist Riopelle/ Title Nuit des Dieux/ Date 1957/ Size 28x36. On verso top stretcher in black paint: "Riopelle.....Nuit des Dieux" On verso canvas left side center a circular stamp, unfortunately the lettering cannot be read.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger
Accession Number
67.204.1
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