Details

• Artist: Karel Appel

• Title: Composition

• Medium: Color lithograph on paper

• Date: 1957

• Edition: 28/50

• Markings: Hand-signed "Appel" and dated "'57" in pencil lower right; numbered "28/50" in pencil lower left

• Frame: Housed in a black wooden frame with a white mat

• Dimensions: Approximately H 38" x L 46" (Frame)

Description

This 1957 color lithograph by Dutch CoBrA movement founder Karel Appel showcases his signature expressive style, characterized by bold, gestural lines and a vivid primary color palette. The composition features energetic, childlike forms that bridge the gap between abstraction and figuration, a hallmark of Appel's work during the mid-20th century. Printed in a limited edition of 50, this piece reflects the raw spontaneity and "anti-academic" approach that defined the CoBrA group's rebellion against traditional artistic constraints.

Karel Appel, Composition, 1957, color lithograph, Dutch artist, CoBrA movement, abstract expressionism, modern art, hand-signed, limited edition, mid-century modern, bold colors, gestural abstraction, avant-garde.