LOT 36
KAREL APPEL
B. Netherlands, 1921 – 2006
Untitled, 1971
Signed and dated “Appel 71” on lower left
Acrylic, crayon and printed paper collage on card
18 x 13 cm
Private Collection, USA
RM 5,000 – RM 9,000
Karel Appel born on April 25, 1921 in Amsterdam, Netherlands was a Dutch painter of turbulent, colourful, and semiabstract compositions, who was a cofounder of the COBRA (1948) group of northern European Expressionists. He was also a noted sculptor and graphic artist. Appel found inspiration in the artwork of children and the rejection of sophisticated aesthetic tastes.