# Jean Paul Riopelle - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T14:22:58.435Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 256
- Lots with prices: 129
- First auction date: 2001-02-07
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-04
- Median realised price: $40,320
- Price range: $15 to $42,450,000

## Market Takeaway
Jean Paul Riopelle shows deep auction liquidity with 256 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $40,320. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($40,320\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $9,600 and $151,200.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 11.6% (15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 15.5% (20 sales)
- $10,000\+: 72.9% (94 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 10
- Previous 12 months sales: 100
- Recent 12 months median: $120,650
- Previous 12 months median: $8,000
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-04
- Days since latest sale: 76
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 86 lots
- MDP Auction: 42 lots
- Hotel des Ventes De Bruxelles: 40 lots
- Sotheby's: 19 lots
- Waddington's: 6 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- Cosner Gallery: 5 lots
- Pierre Bergé & Associés: 5 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 4 lots
- Cornette de Saint\-Cyr: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-11 | JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE \(Canadian, 1923\-2002\) Le Roi de Thulé \(25 9/16 x 19 11/16 in. \(65.0 x 50.0 cm\)framed 33 3/4 x 27 3/4 x 2 in. \(86.0 x 70.5 x 5.0 cm\)\) | Bonhams | $7,000
2. 2025-12-04 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\). Et plus. | Christie's | €381,000
3. 2025-11-12 | Jean Paul Riopelle 1972 Untitled color lithograph | Concept Art Gallery | N/A
4. 2025-10-24 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\). Sans titre. | Christie's | N/A
5. 2025-09-30 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\). Loup\-garou. | Christie's | €15,240
6. 2025-07-08 | Lac bouclé | Sotheby's | N/A
7. 2025-06-25 | Behind the mirror. Riopelle | Duran Arte y Subastas | N/A
8. 2025-06-18 | JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE \(1923\-2002\) Au repos | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jean-paul-riopelle-1923-2002-au-repos-45-c-a414cff9ba
9. 2025-04-11 | Untitled | Sotheby's | €120,650
10. 2025-04-11 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\). Sans titre. huile sur toile130 x 161.8 cm.P | Christie's | N/A
11. 2025-04-11 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\). Hommage à Marquet ou Prairial. huile sur to | Christie's | €252,000
12. 2024-12-12 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\). Sans titre. huile sur toile 73 x 91 cm.. | Christie's | €63,000
13. 2024-12-12 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\). Sans titre. huile sur toile 130 x 161.5 cm. | Christie's | €126,000
14. 2024-12-12 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\). Sans titre. huile sur toile 116 x 81 cm. Pe | Christie's | €151,200
15. 2024-12-05 | Vérone | Sotheby's | N/A
16. 2024-12-04 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\). Chuchotes. huile sur toile 14.2 x 24.1 cm. | Christie's | €25,200
17. 2024-11-29 | JEAN PAUL RIOPELLE \(1923\-2002\) Lied à Emile Nelligan, 1977\-1979 \(Riopelle, 1979.02aEST.LI.ALB\)Planche n°1 de la suite eponymeLithographie en noir sur vélin d'ArchesEpreuve de collaborateur signée \(en dehors de l'édition &\#... | Bonhams | N/A
18. 2024-11-20 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\) Untitled, 1965 | Millon & Associes | €550
19. 2024-10-06 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\) Canada | Hotel des Ventes De Bruxelles | N/A
20. 2024-10-06 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\) Canada | Hotel des Ventes De Bruxelles | N/A
21. 2024-10-06 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\) Canada | Hotel des Ventes De Bruxelles | N/A
22. 2024-10-06 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\) Canada | Hotel des Ventes De Bruxelles | N/A
23. 2024-10-06 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\) Canada | Hotel des Ventes De Bruxelles | N/A
24. 2024-10-06 | Jean Paul Riopelle \(1923\-2002\) Canada | Hotel des Ventes De Bruxelles | N/A

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