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Karel AppelWizzard, 19781978
1978
$28,000
£21,407.69
€24,527.64
CA$39,494.20
A$42,999.11
CHF 22,960.16
MX$519,066.58
NOK 288,650.21
SEK 268,478.28
DKK 183,209.54
About the Item
Dating from 1979, this acrylic on wood relief is hand-signed 'Appel' by Karel Appel (Amsterdam, 1921 - Zürich, 2006) in red in the lower left. From an edition of 8, this work was published by the ABCD Gallery, Paris.
A solid but seemingly chaotic composition, here are the words of Appel himself to explain it: "To me, energy, form, communication are one thing, and the forms combined create a face. For instance, when I am looking at machinery, I see moving faces staring back at me." (Frankenstein, 1980, pg. 81). A wizard is interpreted here in components of sorts. Painted with bright greens, blues, yellows, and reds a mish mosh of random limbs spread out from the center of the relief while a face with white hair and a red and orange hat stares out at us from the center. Providing us with a wonderful glimpse into his mind, Appels's Wizzard appears very mechanical, but there is a beauty to be found in the color and chaos.
- Creator:Karel Appel (1921 - 2006, Dutch)
- Creation Year:1978
- Dimensions:Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Palo Alto, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 43431stDibs: LU156728693762
Karel Appel
Karel Appel was a founding member of COBRA, an art movement originating in Germany that strived to replicate and invoke the child’s approach to art. Within this movement he created abstracted and simplified figures, often monsters and fractured depictions of people.
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