Karel Christiaan Appel (Dutch, 1921 - 2006)
19 ½" x 27 ½" sheet
Abstract Face. Gouache on paper, signed in the lower right corner, under plexi in a wooden frame with black mat, overall 31" x 37". Provenance: acquired by current owner from an old private collection, Pittsburgh, PA.
Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement CoBrA in 1948. He was also an avid sculptor and has had works featured in MoMA and other museums worldwide.
Condition: Very good. Tipped to backing mat at four corners.
19 ½" x 27 ½" sheet
Abstract Face. Gouache on paper, signed in the lower right corner, under plexi in a wooden frame with black mat, overall 31" x 37". Provenance: acquired by current owner from an old private collection, Pittsburgh, PA.
Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement CoBrA in 1948. He was also an avid sculptor and has had works featured in MoMA and other museums worldwide.
Condition: Very good. Tipped to backing mat at four corners.
