Auction 517 Evening Sale, Modern, Post War & Contemporary
Jun 5, 2024
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany

Evening Sale: Wednesday, 5 June 2024

From 6 pm



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LOT 9:

Karel Appel: Orange Bird


Start price:
95,000
Estimated price :
€120,000 - €150,000
Buyer's Premium: 35%
VAT: 19% On commission only
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Auction took place on Jun 5, 2024 at VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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Karel Appel: Orange Bird
APPEL, KAREL
1921 Amsterdam - 2006 Zurich

Title: Orange Bird.
Date: 1958.
Technique: Oil on canvas.
Measurement: 80 x 100cm.
Notation: Signed and dated lower right: K. appel '58.
Frame/Pedestal: Framed.

Provenance:
- Martha Jackson Gallery, New York (label)
- Galerie Lambert Tegenbosch, Heusden (label)
- Private collection Belgium

- Birds are a recurring motif in Appel's oeuvre and symbolise unrestricted freedom for the artist
- Early, expressive work that explores the boundaries between figuration and abstraction with impasto brushstrokes
- By the co-founder of the famous artist group CoBrA
- At the time of its creation, Appel's art was already internationally acclaimed

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Explanations to the Catalogue

Karel Appel
The Netherlands
Informel
CoBrA
Post-War Art
Post War
1950s
Framed
Abstract
Painting
Oil
Colour