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Karel Appel
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Tête
- signed and dated 56
- oil on canvas
- 45 3/4 by 35 in. 116.2 by 88.9 cm.
- Executed in 1956, this work is registered in the Archive of the Karel Appel Foundation.
Provenance
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Stephen Hahn Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
New York, Stephen Hahn Gallery, Karel Appel. Paintings 1951-1956, October - November 1962, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Please refer to the following condition report prepared by Simon Parkes Art Conservation. This work is framed.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Cutlass howler, large dramatic, Karel Appel here presents the anamorphosis of friends with seeming contrasts... A living beast, mottled with nuances, beating râles, project it, Appel, beneath your orgiastic rustling (aromatic organs), a kind of 'abominable man of colors,' you, rocket of the human boarding school." - Emmanuel Looten (quoted in: Michel Ragon, Karel Appel. The Early Years 1937-1957, Paris, 1988, p. 462.)