Lot No. 255


Karel Appel *


(Amsterdam 1921–2006 Zurich)
Bird fantastic, 1956, signed and dated K. Appel 56, oil on canvas, 55 x 65 cm, framed

Photo certificate:
The work is registered in the Karel Appel Foundation, Amsterdam, 25 November 2009, reference 0921X56

Provenance:
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris
Galleria Il Prisma, Cuneo (stamp on the reverse)
Galleria Spagnoli, Florence (label on the reverse)
Orler Arte Moderna, Venice
European Private Collection

“It’s snowing colour but I must still write what I know: that the artists gathered together in Amsterdam are as natural as bread, that their life is a guarantee of their art”
Christian Dotremont

Photo certificate:
The work is registered in the Karel Appel Foundation, Amsterdam, 9 February 2011, reference 1105X55 (certificate available in photocopy)

Provenance:
Galleria Il Prisma, Cuneo (stamp on the reverse)
Galleria Spagnoli, Florence (label on the reverse)
Orler Arte Moderna, Venice
European Private Collection

“It’s snowing colour but I must still write what I know: that the artists gathered together in Amsterdam are as natural as bread, that their life is a guarantee of their art”
Christian Dotremont

22.11.2017 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 50,000.-
Estimate:
EUR 40,000.- to EUR 50,000.-

Karel Appel *


(Amsterdam 1921–2006 Zurich)
Bird fantastic, 1956, signed and dated K. Appel 56, oil on canvas, 55 x 65 cm, framed

Photo certificate:
The work is registered in the Karel Appel Foundation, Amsterdam, 25 November 2009, reference 0921X56

Provenance:
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris
Galleria Il Prisma, Cuneo (stamp on the reverse)
Galleria Spagnoli, Florence (label on the reverse)
Orler Arte Moderna, Venice
European Private Collection

“It’s snowing colour but I must still write what I know: that the artists gathered together in Amsterdam are as natural as bread, that their life is a guarantee of their art”
Christian Dotremont

Photo certificate:
The work is registered in the Karel Appel Foundation, Amsterdam, 9 February 2011, reference 1105X55 (certificate available in photocopy)

Provenance:
Galleria Il Prisma, Cuneo (stamp on the reverse)
Galleria Spagnoli, Florence (label on the reverse)
Orler Arte Moderna, Venice
European Private Collection

“It’s snowing colour but I must still write what I know: that the artists gathered together in Amsterdam are as natural as bread, that their life is a guarantee of their art”
Christian Dotremont


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Auction: Contemporary Art I
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 22.11.2017 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 11.11. - 21.11.2017


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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