Karel Appel - Screen print, Happy Cat - Framed - Sold

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Buy Karel Appel - Zeefdruk, Happy Cat - Ingelijst? Bid from 400!
Buy Karel Appel - Zeefdruk, Happy Cat - Ingelijst? Bid from 400!
Buy Karel Appel - Zeefdruk, Happy Cat - Ingelijst? Bid from 400!
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LocationUtrecht,  The Netherlands
Auction details
Start time17-3-2026 at 9:26
End time31-3-2026 at 10:41
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  • Description
  • Karel Appel (1921-2006)
Type of artwork Prints (signed)
Period 1945 to 1999
Technique Silkscreen
Support Paper
Framed Framed
Dimensions 59 x 76 cm (h x w)
Incl. frame 77 x 94 cm (h x w)
Signed Hand signed
Edition 40/175
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This silkscreen print is a powerful example of the work of Karel Appel (1921–2006), one of the most important postwar artists in the Netherlands and co-founder of the international CoBrA movement (1948–1951). Appel achieved international fame with his expressive, spontaneous style, characterized by bright colors, rough lines, and an almost childlike visual language. His work represented a radical break with traditional painting and had a significant influence on the development of the European avant-garde.

Karel Appel studied at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam and later worked in Paris, New York, and Italy, among other places. His oeuvre includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints, with silkscreens serving as a key means of disseminating his visual language widely. Appel's work is included in the collections of leading museums such as the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the MoMA in New York, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

This silkscreen reflects Appel's unbridled creativity and his enduring influence on modern art.

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Condition
ConditionVery good
The colours may have faded slightly.
Shipment
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