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1438698

Karel Appel

(Holland, 1921-2006)
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Karel Appel, Untitled.
Karel Appel, Untitled.
Estimate
125 000 - 150 000 SEK
12 000 - 14 500 EUR
13 800 - 16 600 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
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Finland: Kuvasto

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Stockholm
Amanda Wahrgren
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Karel Appel
(Holland, 1921-2006)

Untitled.

Signed Appel. Canvas 40 x 51 cm.

Provenance

Karl-Erik Johansson Collection.
Private collection, acquired from the above.
Bukowski Auktioner, Stockholm, Modern Art + Design 620, cat. no. 609.

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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