Karel Appel
Portrait of Eelco Wolf

Portrait of Eelco Wolf

© Karel Appel Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / c/o Pictoright Amsterdam

Portrait of Eelco Wolf
Portrait of Eelco Wolf
ArtistDutch, 1921–2006
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Portrait of Eelco Wolf
  • from the series Titan
Date1988
MediumPhotographs, dye diffusion transfer (Polaroid), acrylic paint, plywood, glass mirror, hemp rope, and metal stand
DimensionsOverall: 101 1/2 × 73 1/2 × 24 in. (257.8 × 186.7 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting and Eelco Wolf
Object number2013.98
Not on view

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Provenance[Marisa del Re Gallery, New York]; purchased by Manfred Heiting and Eelco Wolf, New York; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.B) mid section verso, inscribed on left side in yellow paint: " ((signature) / 1988 / nyc "

.B) mid section verso right side, inscribed in yellow paint: " STUDY OF / A PORTRAIT / OF / EELKO WOLF / x961 "
.B) mid section verso, signed on left side in yellow paint: "k.appel "
.Printed label verso: Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921-2006 / Portrait of Eelco Wolf / from the series Titan / 1988 // Gift of Manfred Heiting Eelco / Wolf // R:1251-2012

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