Christiaan 'Karel' Appel

Amsterdam 1921-2006 Zürich (Switzerland)
Abstract person, lithograph 30.9 x 23.9 cm executed ca. 1961

annotation: verso in block letters: original colored lithograph by Appel, pulled by Pons

Karel Appel was one of the leading figures of the post-war CoBrA movement (1948-1951). His work typically represents the ideals of this group of artists whose pictures express rebellion against the constraints of traditional painting. In his Cobra period Appel painted fantasy creatures and figures, but after 1951 he painted more vehemently, so that line and form merged into a turbulent, expressive impasto.

insurance value: € 2,000.-
starting bid: € 900.-