Lot 109
  • 109

Karel Appel

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 53
  • gouache on paper laid down on canvas
  • 25 1/2 by 19 3/4 in.
  • 64.8 by 50.2 cm.

Provenance

Tooth Gallery, London
Solomon & Co., New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1976

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There are scattered surface accretions, most pronounced in the top right quadrant. There are areas of paper discoloration and scattered abrasions. There is a 5 inch tear on the right side 11 inches from the upper right corner, with an associated white accretion. There is a 3/4 inch strip of pale discoloration to the paper along the top edge. There is craquelure in the built up pigment. Framed.
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