Lot 40
  • 40

Karel Appel

Estimate
18,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Portrait
  • signed and dated appel 1968 lower right
  • acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
  • 63.5 by 51cm., 25 by 20in.

Provenance

Galerie Ariel, Paris
Sale: Christie's, South Kensington, London, 1 December 2000, lot 182
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Acrylic on paper laid down on canvas. This work is in very good condition, with no sign of restoration visible under inspection with ultra-violet light. Presented in a wooden coloured frame.
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