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| Artist: | Appel, Karel (1921 - 2006) |
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| Title: | Flying in Blue Sky, 1979 |
| Medium: | Original woven 100% silk tapestry |
| Image Size: | 58 3/4 x 58 3/4 in ( 149.2 x 149.2 cm) |
| Edition: | Numbered from the edition of 10. |
| Condition: | This work is in very good condition offering bright vibrant colors |
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Item# 3331
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Exemplifying his mastery at a variety of mediums, Appel creates a large-scale tapestry that bursts with color and animation. Composed of 100% silk, this tapestry retains a certain brilliance of light and form when illuminated, bringing Appel's playful characters to life through the use of light, shadow, and texture. |
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| Created in 1979, this hand woven 100% wool tapestry is from the edition of 10.
This large-scale 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 sky blues. The intermittent canary yellows allow for a lightness of composition, while the blues and greens help anchor the piece. The viewer can discern a large visage in the center that appears with eyes and mouth wide open. Abstract figures surround this visage, appearing somewhat animalistic in nature, instilled with a sense of liveliness and vivaciousness and relaying the impression the this tapestry is bursting with energy and animation. DOCUMENTED AND ILLUSTRATED IN: 1. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work. | |
| 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.
