RIOPELLE "ÉTÉ INDIEN" LITHOGRAPH, 1969 Mickalene Thomas He was close friends with

He was close friends with Jackson Pollock and shared a studio with Helen Frankenthaler in the '50s

Printed and published by Brand X Editions to benefit Print Center New York

5"W (individual Polaroid)

numbered and dated '70 by the artist

with colored engobe and glaze

RIOPELLE "ÉTÉ INDIEN" LITHOGRAPH, 1969 Mickalene Thomas He was close friends withJean Paul Riopelle (1923 2002) is arguably the most successful post war abstract painter from Canada. While Americans have traditionally favored Jackson Pollock as the most influential Abstract Expressionist of the 20th century, Riopelle's stature in Europe is of competing importance for his version of 'automatic' action painting. His early canvases were densely intricate webs of constructed color created by using a palette knife. His later work both