Karel Appel
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"L'heure"
Signed Appel. According to label verso executed in 1983. Acrylic on paper (maroufflé), 66 x 50.5 cm.
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner on an exhibition arranged by Galleri Agardh, Norrvikens trädgårdar, Båstad, 1980s.
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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