Karel Appel
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Unitled
Signed Appel and dated 1975. Acrylic on paper laid on canvas, 75 x 60 cm.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist in Hollan, 1975.
Artist
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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