Fille (Girl)

KAREL APPEL (1921-2006)
Fille (Girl)
signed 'appel' (lower right); signed 'appel' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
13³⁄₄ x 10⁵⁄₈in. (35 x 27cm.)
Painted in 1963

Martha Jackson Gallery, New York.
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago (circa 1970).
Private Collection, USA (acquired from the above).
Private Collection, Germany (by descent from the above).
Anon. sale, Koller Auktionen Zurich, 28 June 2014, lot 3414.
Private Collection, USA.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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