Rue de Lorimier c. 1943
Riopelle executed this canvas in the style he learned from his teacher, Henri Bisson. This view depicts his childhood home on De Lorimier street in a working class district of Montreal, where he played street hockey with his friends. He regularly spent Sundays with Bisson painting in nature and the surrounding neighbourhoods. We can easily envision a young Riopelle strolling along this road with a hockey stick in hand and an easel and paint box in his arms.
Rue de Lorimier c. 1943
Riopelle executed this canvas in the style he learned from his teacher, Henri Bisson. This view depicts his childhood home on De Lorimier street in a working class district of Montreal, where he played street hockey with his friends. He regularly spent Sundays with Bisson painting in nature and the surrounding neighbourhoods. We can easily envision a young Riopelle strolling along this road with a hockey stick in hand and an easel and paint box in his arms.