Lot 189
  • 189

Karel Appel

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • Figure
  • signé et daté
  • huile sur carton
  • 54,7 x 12 cm ; 21 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.
  • Exécuté en 1948.

Provenance

Thijs Rinsema, Meppel
Vente: Christie's, Amsterdam, 10 décembre 1996, Modern and Contemporary Art, lot 626
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration alyhough the overall tonality is lighter in the original. The work is executed on cardboard. Some stabilized cracks along with some losses of paint are located in the impastos. The cardboard is superficially worn, especially in the four corners. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed and dated; oil on cardboard. Executed in 1948.