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| Artist: | Appel, Karel (1921 - 2006) |
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| Title: | A Colorful World, 1976 |
| Medium: | Original woven 100% silk tapestry |
| Image Size: | 82 3/4 in x 67 in (210 cm x 170 cm) |
| Signed: | 82 3/4 in x 67 in (210 cm x 170 cm) |
| Edition: | From the edition of 10 |
| Condition: | This work is in very good condition offering bright vibrant colors. |
| Gallery Price: Item# 2397 | Sorry, this item is sold. Please visit the rest of our Appel fine art collection |
| Historical Description: | |
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| Created in 1976, this hand woven 100% wool tapestry is from the edition of 10 and signed (woven) in black in the silk in the lower left. This large-scale, monumental tapestry by Karel Appel envelops the viewer in a myriad of color. Bold tones capture the landscape of this work, with a cross section of primary colors with underlying shades of magenta and sky blues. The intermittent canary yellows allow for a lightness of composition, while the blues and greens help anchor the piece. We are able to make out images of a visage along the right, with a delicate grey and magenta flower in the lower left. | |
| Style: | COBRA Contemporary and 20th Century Modern Master |
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Biography of Karel Appel
Dutch painter, born in Amsterdam. Karel Appel studied at the academy in Amsterdam and had his first show in Groningen, 1946. His early work was influenced by Picasso, Matisse, and Dubuffet. In 1948, with Corneille and Constant, he founded the experimental group and magazine Reflex, which soon thereafter merged with the Cobra movement. It was in Paris, where he had an exhibition in 1949 and took up residence in 1950, that Appel truly mastered his creative powers. He worked freely with color, which he applied in thick blotches as a reaction against the geometric Academicism inherited from neoplasticism, and his subject matter was both broad-ranging and powerful.
A trip to the United States in 1957, where he was introduced to Action Painting, ushered in a new period for Appel, as his work became more dynamic: Two Heads in a Landscape, 1968. He also created polychrome sculptures, stained-glass windows, and mural paintings.
