Lot 338
  • 338

Karel Appel

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Enfants Avec Oiseau
  • signed and dated 1969; titled on the stretcher
  • acrylic on paper mounted on canvas
  • 48 by 63 1/2 in. 121.9 by 161.3 cm.

Provenance

Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich
Makler Gallery, Philadelphia
Private Collection, Palm Beach
Sotheby's, New York, October 5, 1989, lot 159A
Private Collection, Philadelphia
Russeck Gallery, Palm Beach
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Zurich, Gimpel & Hanover, Exposition Appel, Peinture Acrylic, June - August 1969

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The surface is bright, fresh and clean. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges and some light and scattered spot accretions. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed. *Please note the auction begins at 9:30 am on November 14th.*
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