Description: Karel Appel - Performing Circus Cow with Dancing Cat - 1974 - Offset Poster Condition: good, never used, as new. See photos. Limited edition offset poster, not numbered and unsigned (Karel Appel never signed reproductions). The original painting was made in 1974 as the first prize of a painting contest hosted by a Dutch-based company called Biotex. The contest was judged by Karel Appel. See also the photo of the (Dutch) newspaper article. Approximately 250 offset posters were made of this painting. These posters were exclusively made for the contest and the participants of it. The remaining posters were inherited by the daughter of the creator of the contest and these are the posters we are currently selling. They are in mint condition, despite being almost 50 years old. The original work sold for € 126.000 at a Sotheby's auction in 2007. Karel Appel himself made a contract for Biotex and their contest in a handwritten letter (see photos). An artprint of this letter will be included with the purchase of this poster (12.4" x 17.7" / 31.5 x 45 cm in size). The contents of this letter translate to the following: New York, April 7th 1974 To Kortman & Schulte B.V., Dordrecht The undersigned, Karel Appel, hereby declares to be willing to agree to the following. 1. Before the end of July 1974, he will deliver a painting measuring about 150 x 125 cm (= 59" x 49.2") to Kortman & Schulte B.V. in Dordrecht.2. It is known to him that this painting is to be the first prize of the national Biotex campaign 1974-1975.3. He hereby agrees to not exhibit nor photograph the painting and not show it to any third party. 4. He agrees to give the colouring competition maximum exposure through both the press as through radio and television commercials.5. In principle, he agrees to be willing to be part of the jury if possible. Karel Appel P.S. He relinquishes the reproduction rights of this painting. Paper Size (L/W): 33.5" x 33.5" / 85 cm x 85 cm Image Size (L/W): 32.3" x 32.3" / 82 cm x 82 cm Secure shipping by registered and insured post, safely rolled and sent in a tube.
Price: 130 USD
Location: Utrecht
End Time: 2025-01-12T11:11:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 35 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Karel Appel
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: Large (up to 60in.)
Date of Creation: 1974
Item Length: 33.5
Framing: Unframed
Region of Origin: Haarlem, The Netherlands
Personalize: No
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1974
Width (Inches): 33.5
Style: Abstract, Expressionism
Features: Limited Edition, Unframed
Item Width: 33.5
Handmade: No
Signed: No
Color: Multi-Color
Title: Performing Circus Cow with Dancing Cat
Material: Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Original/Licensed Reprint: Edition Size unknown
Subject: Animals, Circus
Type: Poster
Height (Inches): 33.5
Theme: Animals, Art
Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
Country/Region of Manufacture: Netherlands
