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Karel Appel

(Holland, 1921-2006)
Karel Appel, "Drôle de drame".Karel Appel, "Drôle de drame".
Estimate
4 000 - 5 000 SEK
358 - 447 EUR
366 - 458 USD
Hammer price
5 000 SEK
Covered by droit de suite

By law, the buyer will pay an artist fee for this work of art. This fee is 5% of the hammer price, or less. For more information about this law:

Sweden: BUS
Finland: Kuvasto

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Karel Appel
(Holland, 1921-2006)

"Drôle de drame"

Lithograph in colors, 1960, on BFK Rives paper (watermark L'Oeuvre Gravée), signed in pencil and numbered 72/120, with the blind stamp of L'Oeuvre Gravée, and also their label on verso. L. 47 x 65,5 cm. S. 56,8 x 74,2 cm.

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Etikett a tergo (L'Oeuvre Gravée).

Designer

Karel Appel was a Netherlandish visual artist, sculptor and ceramic artist born in Amsterdam. Appel studied at Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. Appel drew inspirations for his creations from Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. During his studies Appel met Beverloo Corneille who he later formed COBRA alongside. His artworks are often vibrant and expressionistic and depict various figures. Appel sculpted with different materials in what is known as the assemblage technique.

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