Nuit des Dieux (thickly painted abstract)

Jean-Paul Riopelle

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

Title

Nuit des Dieux (thickly painted abstract)

Date

1957

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Classification

Painting

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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