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Karel Appel

Dutch, 1921–2006

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Karel Appel

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Dutch, 1921–2006

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Works for sale (195)
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$3,780
Floating Family, 1976
Sold on May 1, 2021
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Sculpture
Cast stone and hand-painted multiple
12.7 x 62.2 cm
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Realized Price
$3,780
Auction Sale
May 1, 2021
Phillips
Description
Floating Family, 1976
Cast stone and hand-painted multiple
May 1, 2021
Phillips
$3,780
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Sculpture
12.7 x 62.2 cm
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May 1, 2021
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Realized Price
$3,780
HKD $882,000
Le Visage, 1962
Sold on Apr 20, 2021
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Painting
oil on canvas
96.0 x 129.0 cm
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Realized Price
HKD $882,000
Auction Sale
Apr 20, 2021
Sotheby's
Description
1921 - 2006 Le Visage oil on canvas signed Executed in 1962.  129 by 96 cm.  50¾ by 37¾ in.  ---------------------------------------------- 卡雷爾·阿佩爾 1921-2006 面貌 油畫畫布 1962年作 款識 appel 129 x 96 公分，50¾ x 37¾ 英寸
Le Visage, 1962
oil on canvas
Apr 20, 2021
Sotheby's
HKD $882,000
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Painting
96.0 x 129.0 cm
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Apr 20, 2021
Sotheby's
Realized Price
HKD $882,000
Description
1921 - 2006 Le Visage oil on canvas signed Executed in 1962.  129 by 96 cm.  50¾ by 37¾ in.  ---------------------------------------------- 卡雷爾·阿佩爾 1921-2006 面貌 油畫畫布 1962年作 款識 appel 129 x 96 公分，50¾ x 37¾ 英寸
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Child with green ball, 1951
Sold on Mar 30, 2021
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Painting
oil on canvas
60.0 x 80.0 cm
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Auction Sale
Mar 30, 2021
Christie's
Description
Karel Appel (1921-2006) signé 'k. appel 51' (en bas à gauche) huile sur toile 80 x 60 cm. Peint en 1951 signed 'k. appel 51' (lower left) oil on canvas 31 ½ x 23 5/8 in. Painted in 1951
Child with green ball, 1951
oil on canvas
Mar 30, 2021
Christie's
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Painting
60.0 x 80.0 cm
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Mar 30, 2021
Christie's
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Karel Appel (1921-2006) signé 'k. appel 51' (en bas à gauche) huile sur toile 80 x 60 cm. Peint en 1951 signed 'k. appel 51' (lower left) oil on canvas 31 ½ x 23 5/8 in. Painted in 1951
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Vogels, 1951
Sold on Mar 30, 2021
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Painting
oil on canvas
80.0 x 60.0 cm
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Price not available
Auction Sale
Mar 30, 2021
Christie's
Description
Karel Appel (1921-2006) signé et daté 'k. appel 51' (en haut à gauche) huile sur toile 60 x 80 cm. Peint en 1951 signed and dated 'k. appel 51' (upper left) oil on canvas 31 ½ x 23 5/8 in. Painted in 1951
Vogels, 1951
oil on canvas
Mar 30, 2021
Christie's
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Painting
80.0 x 60.0 cm
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Mar 30, 2021
Christie's
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Description
Karel Appel (1921-2006) signé et daté 'k. appel 51' (en haut à gauche) huile sur toile 60 x 80 cm. Peint en 1951 signed and dated 'k. appel 51' (upper left) oil on canvas 31 ½ x 23 5/8 in. Painted in 1951
€17,800
Untitled, 1978
Sold on Mar 25, 2021
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Artwork Info
Painting
acrylic on Arches on canvas
76.0 x 57.0 cm
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Realized Price
€17,800
Auction Sale
Mar 25, 2021
Dorotheum
Description
signed, dated Appel 78, acrylic on Arches on canvas, 57 x 76 cm, framed
Untitled, 1978
acrylic on Arches on canvas
Mar 25, 2021
Dorotheum
€17,800
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Painting
76.0 x 57.0 cm
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Mar 25, 2021
Dorotheum
Realized Price
€17,800
Description
signed, dated Appel 78, acrylic on Arches on canvas, 57 x 76 cm, framed
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Floating Family, 1976
Sold on Mar 10, 2021
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Artwork Info
Painting
cast stone multiple with hand-painting
62.6 cm
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Realized Price
Price not available
Auction Sale
Mar 10, 2021
Christie's
Description
KAREL APPEL (1921-2006) cast stone multiple with hand-painting, 1976, signed and dated in red paint, initialed and numbered 45/99 on the reverse (there were also thirteen artist's proofs), published by Editions Press, San Francisco, with their label on the reverse (signed by the artist in ink and numbered 45/99), a minor loss on the right subject's face at the lower edge, minor soiling in places, otherwise in good condition Diameter: 24 5/8 in. (626 mm.)
Floating Family, 1976
cast stone multiple with hand-painting
Mar 10, 2021
Christie's
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Painting
62.6 cm
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Auction Sale
Mar 10, 2021
Christie's
Realized Price
Price not available
Description
KAREL APPEL (1921-2006) cast stone multiple with hand-painting, 1976, signed and dated in red paint, initialed and numbered 45/99 on the reverse (there were also thirteen artist's proofs), published by Editions Press, San Francisco, with their label on the reverse (signed by the artist in ink and numbered 45/99), a minor loss on the right subject's face at the lower edge, minor soiling in places, otherwise in good condition Diameter: 24 5/8 in. (626 mm.)
$10,080
Untitled
Sold on Mar 3, 2021
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Work on Paper
gouache and pastel on paper
58.1 x 82.2 cm
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Realized Price
$10,080
Auction Sale
Mar 3, 2021
Phillips
Description
Untitled
gouache and pastel on paper
Mar 3, 2021
Phillips
$10,080
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Work on Paper
58.1 x 82.2 cm
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Auction Sale
Mar 3, 2021
Phillips
Realized Price
$10,080
£35,280
HIBOU PARIS, 1977
Sold on Dec 15, 2020
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Painting
oil on canvas
46.4 x 55.2 cm
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Realized Price
£35,280
Auction Sale
Dec 15, 2020
Phillips
Description
HIBOU PARIS, 1977
oil on canvas
Dec 15, 2020
Phillips
£35,280
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Painting
46.4 x 55.2 cm
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Auction Sale
Dec 15, 2020
Phillips
Realized Price
£35,280
$4,410
Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite, 1979
Sold on Dec 11, 2020
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Artwork Info
Print
six mixed media prints in colors with embossing, on Arches paper
56.2 x 77.8 cm
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Realized Price
$4,410
Auction Sale
Dec 11, 2020
Phillips
Description
The complete set of six mixed media prints in colors with embossing, on Arches paper, with full margins, with title page, all contained in the original blue fabric-covered portfolio. all I. 30 5/8 x 22 1/8 in. (77.8 x 56.2 cm) all S. 35 x 26 in. (88.9 x 66 cm) All signed, dated and numbered 112/130 in pencil, Sound signed and numbered twice, also numbered on the cover sheet in pencil (there were also 25 artists proofs), published by Editions Canada, London, Ontario (with their blindstamp).
Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite, 1979
six mixed media prints in colors with embossing, on Arches paper
Dec 11, 2020
Phillips
$4,410
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Artwork Info
Print
56.2 x 77.8 cm
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Auction Sale
Dec 11, 2020
Phillips
Realized Price
$4,410
Description
The complete set of six mixed media prints in colors with embossing, on Arches paper, with full margins, with title page, all contained in the original blue fabric-covered portfolio. all I. 30 5/8 x 22 1/8 in. (77.8 x 56.2 cm) all S. 35 x 26 in. (88.9 x 66 cm) All signed, dated and numbered 112/130 in pencil, Sound signed and numbered twice, also numbered on the cover sheet in pencil (there were also 25 artists proofs), published by Editions Canada, London, Ontario (with their blindstamp).
$1,386
Le Philisophe (The Philosopher), 1977
Sold on Dec 11, 2020
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Artwork Info
Print
Woodcut and carborundum in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.
49.2 x 65.4 cm
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Realized Price
$1,386
Auction Sale
Dec 11, 2020
Phillips
Description
Woodcut and carborundum in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet. S. 25 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (65.4 x 49.2 cm) Signed, dated and numbered 'EA V/X' in pencil (an artist's proof, the edition was 100), unframed.
Le Philisophe (The Philosopher), 1977
Woodcut and carborundum in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.
Dec 11, 2020
Phillips
$1,386
Realized price
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Artwork Info
Print
49.2 x 65.4 cm
Estimate
Auction Sale
Dec 11, 2020
Phillips
Realized Price
$1,386
Description
Woodcut and carborundum in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet. S. 25 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (65.4 x 49.2 cm) Signed, dated and numbered 'EA V/X' in pencil (an artist's proof, the edition was 100), unframed.
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