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Karel Appel

(Netherlands, 1921-2006)
Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.
Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.
Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.
Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.
Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.
Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.
Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.
Karel Appel, a "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.
Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 140 - 1 420 EUR
1 300 - 1 630 USD
Hammer price
16 000 SEK
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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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Jonatan Jahn
Stockholm
Jonatan Jahn
Head Specialist Contemporary and Modern Design
+46 (0)703 92 88 60
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Karel Appel
(Netherlands, 1921-2006)

A "Kop met gele neus" glazed ceramic dish, 4/6, 1977.

Signed Appel -77, also marked with label "Reflex Modern Art Gallery" Amsterdam, diameter 37 cm.

Minor wear.

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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