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Karel Appel
FANTASTIC ANIMAL Signed Lithograph, Color Abstract Creature Sideways Smiley Face

1979

$1,320
£998.04
€1,168.49
CA$1,878.03
A$1,910.30
CHF 1,096.32
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NOK 12,788.51
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FANTASTIC ANIMAL is an original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel on printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free. FANTASTIC ANIMAL is a lively, imaginative, abstract depicting a color abstract creature comprised of bold shades of black, purple, red, green, turquoise, yellow, burgundy surrounded by a beige paint stroked background. In this exciting handmade lithograph by Appel, FANTASTIC ANIMAL prortrays an abstract animal-like creature who appears to be almost rushing across the composition with a big purple sideways smile on its face! Karel Appel was one of the founders of the avant-garde art movement CoBrA, active during the late 1940's thru early 1950's. His paintings are known for incorporating applications of vibrant, violent colors often possessing a primal, childlike quality. Print size - 21.5 x 29.5 in., unframed, excellent condition, hand signed in pencil by Karel Appel, dedicated printers proof aside from edition of 175, print documentation provided. Year published - 1979 Edition size - 175, plus proofs Karel Appel was one of the founders of the avant-garde art movement CoBrA, active during the late 1940's thru early 1950's. His paintings are known for incorporating applications of vibrant, violent colors often possessing a primal, childlike quality. Karel Appel, (born April 25, 1921, Amsterdam, Netherlands—died May 3, 2006, Zürich, Switzerland), Dutch painter of turbulent, colorful, and semi-abstract compositions, who was a co-founder (1948) of the CoBRA group of northern European Expressionists. He was also a noted sculptor and graphic artist. Appel attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam (1940–43), and helped found the “Reflex” group, which became known as CoBRA (for Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam), in 1948. He moved to Paris in 1950 and by the 1960s had settled in New York City; he later lived in Italy and Switzerland. Partly in reaction against what they perceived as the sterile academicism of the de Stijl movement, the CoBRA artists assimilated a variety of more-impulsive influences, including folk art, children’s art, and l’art brut (“raw art”) of Jean Dubuffet. They exploited the spontaneity and intensity of the contemporary American Action painting while maintaining a degree of representation. Appel’s style is characterized by thick layering of pigment, violent brushwork, and a crude, reductive figuration. Appel first visited the United States in 1957, where he painted portraits of prominent jazz musicians, including Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. His public works include a mural in the UNESCO building in Paris. His figurative sculptures in wood and metal share with the paintings a brutal, imaginative expressionism. Artist bio - Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Creator:
    Karel Appel (1921 - 2006, Dutch)
  • Creation Year:
    1979
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Width: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)
  • Medium:
    Lithograph
  • Movement & Style:
    Abstract
  • Period:
    1970-1979
  • Condition:
    Excellent condition, unframed or mounted, hand signed in pencil by Karel Appel, dedicated Printers Proof aside from edition of 175. Printers chop embossed on lower left corner. From the master printers private collection. Print documentation provided.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU83237157782

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