Karel Appel
Portrait of Eelco Wolf

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Artist Karel Appel Dutch, 1921–2006

CultureDutch

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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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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

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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