With the opening of the Pierre Lassonde pavilion, and for the first time since 2000, visitors are able to enjoy Jean Paul Riopelle’s monumental fresco Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg as one continuous movement and in all its splendour!
This narrative sequence of thirty paintings forming a triptych more than forty metres long dazzles in the Riopelle Passage by CGI, the tunnel which links the new building to the rest of the museum.
On display here in a glass case with subtle lighting, Jean Paul Riopelle’s largest work was acquired by the Musée in 1996 and has been seen by more than 1.3 million people since that date. Riopelle began work on this immense composition in his studio on Île-aux-Oies in November 1992, after having learned of the death in Paris of his former companion, the American painter Joan Mitchell (1926-1992). The masterwork of the MNBAQ collection!
A unique setting for a masterpiece
The City of Québec has announced a major contribution of $2.5 million to the MNBAQ for the Espace Riopelle. This funding will be used for the creation of a new room dedicated to Jean Paul Riopelle’s immense fresco, L’Hommage à Rosa Luxemburg. The circular room will offer visitors a unique 360-degree experience.
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1 Jean Paul Riopelle, L'Hommage à Rosa Luxemburg, 1992 © Succession Jean Paul Riopelle /CARCC (2023)
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