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Karel Appel
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 EUR
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Description
- Virilité
signé et daté
huile sur toile
- 95 x 29,5 cm; 37 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.
- Exécuté en 1952.
Provenance
Collection particulière, Eindhoven
Vente : Christie's, Amsterdam, 24 novembre 1986
André Simoens Gallery, Knokke
Collection particulière, Pays-Bas
Vente : Christie's, Amsterdam, 24 novembre 1986
André Simoens Gallery, Knokke
Collection particulière, Pays-Bas
Exhibited
Rotterdam, Kunsthal, 25 jaar Deltawerken, 1997
Knokke, André Simoens Gallery, Contemporary Art, 1989; catalogue, no.8, illustré en couleurs
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is lighter in the original.
The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined.
Some remnants of wax are visible on the reverse of the canvas.
A few scattered hairline cracks are only visible under very close inspection.
Are only visible under very close inspection, two minor losses of paint (less than 0,1cm each):
- one located 2,5 cm from the right edge and 31 cm from the upper edge
- one located 2,5 cm from the right edge and 40,5 cm from the upper edge.
Under UV light, some minor dots of careful retouching fluoresce :
- one located 3 cm from the right edge and 7 cm from the lower edge
- one located 2,5 cm from the right edge and 5,5 cm from the upper edge
and some tiny others located along the upper, right and left edges, all due to frame abrasion.
This work is in very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
signed and dated; oil on canvas. Executed in 1952.