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Pastel on very fine wove paper. Hand-signed by the artist. // An exuberant figure erupts from the paper in a riot of vivid pastel strokes, embodying the primal creative energy that made Karel Appel one of the most celebrated members of the CoBrA movement. Working directly in pastel on very fine wove paper, Appel builds his figure through instinctive overlays of saturated colour — fiery reds, electric blues, acid yellows — that seem to vibrate against one another with childlike abandon and painterly sophistication in equal measure. The spontaneity of the medium is ideally suited to Appel's lifelong insistence that art should come from the gut, not the intellect. Hand-signed by the artist, this 1998 drawing demonstrates that even in his late career, Appel's expressive force remained undiminished.
Untitled (Colorful Figure), 1998
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Pastel on very fine wove paper. Hand-signed by the artist. // An exuberant figure erupts from the paper in a riot of vivid pastel strokes, embodying the primal creative energy that made Karel Appel one of the most celebrated members of the CoBrA movement. Working directly in pastel on very fine wove paper, Appel builds his figure through instinctive overlays of saturated colour — fiery reds, electric blues, acid yellows — that seem to vibrate against one another with childlike abandon and painterly sophistication in equal measure. The spontaneity of the medium is ideally suited to Appel's lifelong insistence that art should come from the gut, not the intellect. Hand-signed by the artist, this 1998 drawing demonstrates that even in his late career, Appel's expressive force remained undiminished.
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What is the CoBrA movement?
CoBrA stands for Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam; the group was formed with a desire to break away from the existing art movements of the time. Their critique of Western society led them to experiment and evolve into a significant international movement. CoBrA was founded on November 8, 1948, at the Notre Dame Café in Paris, where its manifesto was signed by Karel Appel, Joseph Noiret, Corneille, Christian Dotremont, Constant, and Asger Jorn. The group was united by a shared commitment to freedom in both form and color, and their work emphasized experimentation and spontaneity.
