Karel Appel

Acquired by Willem Sandberg for the Peter Stuyvesant Collection in 1965

Quebec, Museum (& travelling), Art in the Factory / Le Musée dans l'Usine, 1968-1969, illustrated in colour
Zevenaar, Turmac, Kunstwerk, Elf Bedrijven te Gast bij de Jubilerende Peter Stuyvesant Stichting, 1985, p. 21, illustrated in colour
Paris, Institut Néerlandais, L'Art dans l'Usine, 38 artistes de la Collection Peter Stuyvesant,  1986, pp. 8-9, illustrated in colour
Paris, Grand Palais, La Collection Peter Stuyvesant, 1987
Amsterdam, Beurs van Berlage, Kunstzaken, 1988-1989
Arsac en Médoc, Château d'Arsac (& travelling), Aventure dans l'Art, Collection Peter Stuyvesant, 1989
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Art Works: International Modern Art in the Industrial Working Environment, an Experiment over more than Thirty Years Peter Stuyvesant Foundation, 1991-1992, p. 35, illustrated in colour
Barcelona, Fondación Miró; Zaragoza, Palacio de la Lonja; Valencia, Museo de la Ciudad, El Arte Funciona, 1992
Sevilla, World EXPO '92, Art in the Factory, 1992, no. 3
Paris, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, l'Art Actif, 1992

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original with the whites tending more to cream hues and deeper reds overall. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is slight canvas draw in the upper corners of the composition. There are some handling marks in places along the edges, most notably to the lower left corner and upper section of the right edge. There are networks of stable hairline drying cracks scattered throughout, inherent to the artist's impasto technique. Upon close inspection there are stable craquelures to the cream and mustard yellow pigment, and a circular pattern of impact cracks towards the lower left corner of the composition which resulted in 3cm circular area of paint lifting. Two retouches in the upper right quadrant, only visible under ultraviolet light.
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This work is registered in the Archive of the Karel Appel Foundation