Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921-2006) Manner of/ Attributed: Ink Sketch. Ink painted on paper, signed below in pencil, unframed. For comparable work see: Forum Auctions, 5/26/21, Lot 51 and Im Kinsky Kunst Auctionen, Vienna, 6/25/2020, Lot 1604.
Christiaan Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement Cobra in 1948.

6.5 x 10.15 inches paper.

Collection of a California Gentleman.

Good condition with minor flaws, paper loss verso from removal of previous backing; paper is lightly toned; the upper left edge of the paper is somewhat ragged; bend in the lower left corner.

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