Karel Appel
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Untitled
Signed Appel, executed in the early 1990s. Acrylic and oil stick on a thick handmade paper laid down on canvas 75 x 100 cm.
Provenance
Probably bought at Galleri Ess, Borås, Sweden, early 1990s.
More information
The authenticity on this lot is confirmed by Jan Nieuwenhuizen Segaar.
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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