Karel Appel - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session New York Wednesday, November 15, 2017 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in 1961)
    Thence by descent to the present owner

  • Literature

    Donald Kuspit, Karel Appel: Sculpture A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1994, p. 155 (illustrated)

  • Catalogue Essay

    "The true artist has no style. Style is an exterior decorative element. The true artist as servant of his matter, transcends it with an absolute freedom."
    Karel Appel

142

L'Oiseau barbare (Barbaric Bird I)

acrylic on olive tree stump
25 x 42 x 16 in. (63.5 x 106.7 x 40.6 cm.)
Executed in 1960, this work is unique.

Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000 

Sold for $40,000

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John McCord
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New York
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session

New York Auction 15 November 2017