Jean Paul Riopelle
Vasari Codex · Artist Status Report

Jean Paul Riopelle

Canadian · 1923–2002 · Tachiste

Profile
50
34–51 band

Data profile: market depth

Descriptive Codex signal report built from ranking, institutional history, representation, auction records, high-quality press, audience attention, and current activity. Generated May 6, 2026.

Overall50

Composite Codex score

Institutional17

Exhibitions, museums, awards

Market82

Auction depth and liquidity

Momentum1

Recent activity and interest

Representation12

Gallery network strength

Codex Rank#1,788Blue-Chip
Exhibitions40 current · 0 upcoming
Museum Signal2828 acquisitions · 0 exhibitions
Core Median$233KPaintings · 55 priced
Sell-through86%Top house: Christie's
Interest SignalInsider 93th pctAudience percentile vs tracked artists

Signal summary

Jean Paul Riopelle: market depth.

Observed evidence: 69 tracked auction lots in paintings; paintings median $233K; top house Christie's.
Data gaps: low recent press signal in the tracked news layer

Representation

  • No current primary representation recordedNo active gallery relationship in Codex

Institutional holdings

Art Institute of ChicagoBayerische StaatsgemäldesammlungenBerlin State MuseumsCentre PompidouCleveland Museum of ArtLos Angeles County Museum of Art

Recent Exhibitions

  • Jean Paul Riopelle: Visual ExplorationCorkin Gallery · Apr 20, 2024
  • JEAN PAUL RIOPELLEClavé Fine Art · Paris · Dec 8, 2023
  • Jean Paul Riopelle | Parfums d’ateliersGalerie A&R Fleury · Saint-Paul De Vence · Jul 1, 2023
  • Riopelle : À la rencontre des territoires nordiques et des cultures autochtonesGalerie A&R Fleury · MontréAl · Nov 21, 2020

Previous Gallery Representation

Market profile

Category-aware market read: Paintings median: $233K (55 priced); Editioned prints median: $1.3K (20 priced); Works on paper median: $20.4K (8 priced); Posters/ephemera median: $906 (4 priced). Sell-through: 86%. Historical record: $5.8M at Christie's (Dec 5, 2017).
Annual median hammer price, USD
$1.6M$803K$0
$358K
2021
$250K
2022
$54.2K
2023
$53.8K
2024
$4.2K
2025
$1.6M
2026

Education & awards

  • No education/prize records in CodexCheck CV and gallery documentation

Press Signals

  • No recent high-quality tracked pressReport press signal shows tier-3/4 sources with substantive artist coverage

Publications

  • No publications trackedNo monographs or catalogs recorded in Codex

Selected works

Top five visible works from each Codex selected-works category, ordered by the same priority used on the artist profile.

Museum Acquisitions

Top 5 of 8

Previous Sales

Top 5 of 106

Upcoming Auctions

Top 1

For Sale

Top 5 of 12
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