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Karel Appel

(Holland, 1921-2006)
Karel Appel, "Tete Rouge sur Fond Noir".Karel Appel, "Tete Rouge sur Fond Noir".
Karel Appel, "Tete Rouge sur Fond Noir".Karel Appel, "Tete Rouge sur Fond Noir".
Karel Appel, "Tete Rouge sur Fond Noir".
Karel Appel, "Tete Rouge sur Fond Noir".
Estimate
600 000 - 800 000 SEK
53 600 - 71 500 EUR
54 400 - 72 600 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
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)

"Tete Rouge sur Fond Noir"

Signed Appel. Executed 1960. Canvas 116 x 89 cm.

Provenance

Court Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Private collection, Sweden, acquired from the above by the present owners father in September 1964.

Exhibitions

Court Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 1964, no 6.

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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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