Karel Christiaan Appel (1921 - 2006)

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Fine Art, Mid Century Modern and Antiques

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Nov 2, 2025

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• Lot Description
  Karel Christiaan Appel (New York / France, Italy, Switzerland, 1921 - 2006)
  Felt tip pen on paper abstract painting.
  Sotheby's and Christie's label verso.
  Sold through Christie's Amsterdam in 2010.
  
  Sight Size: 11.75 x 8.75 in.
  Overall Framed Size: 19.5 x 16 in.
  Framed behind glass.
  
  Appel was awarded the UNESCO Prize at the 27th International Biennale in Venice, and the first prize at the Guggenheim International Exhibition in New York in 1960. He has exhibited in galleries worldwide and is represented in the collections of major museums in the United States, Canada, England, France, and Holland. SELECTED EXHIBITIONS Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Guggenheim Museum New York SELECTED AWARDS He received the UNESCO Prize at the Venice Biennale of 1954. Graphics prize at the Ljubljana Biennial in Yugoslavia. International Prize for Painting at the Sao Paulo Bienal. John Solomon Guggenheim Fellowship Award - New York, USA.

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