Live Auction 7566Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale (Morning Session)
Karel Appel (1921-2006)
Lot 194

Karel Appel (1921-2006)

Portrait of Gustav Mahler

Closed7 February 2008

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GBP 36,500

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Karel Appel (1921-2006)
Portrait of Gustav Mahler
signed and dated '82 Appel' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'K. Appel Study of a Portrait of Gustav Mahler 1982' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
75¼ x 75¼in. (191 x 191cm.)
Painted in 1982

Anon. sale, Francis Briest Paris, 30 November 1991, lot 24.
Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 27 June 2002, lot 50.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Mr. Jan W. Nieuwenhuizen Segaar.