Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Dutch Masquerade, 1962
Oil · Paper
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Amsterdam Clown, from Circus
Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921–2006) · 1978
$15,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £11,372≈ €12,756
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- Medium
- Multiple · Prints & multiples all multiple results →As published: “Hand painted wood multiple in two parts”
- Support
- Panel
- Edition
- 3/8
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Karel Appel signature
- Category
- Multiples & editions
- Dimensions
- clown 48 x 52 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (121.9 x 133.4 x 29.2 cm) trumpet 48 x 26 5/8 x 6 in. (121.9 x 67.6 x 15.2 cm) overall 48 x 73 x 11 1/2 in. (121.9 x 185.4 x 29.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030217)
- Date
- October 17, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 99
- Estimate
- $15,000 – $25,000 (≈ £11,372 – £18,954) (≈ €12,756 – €21,260)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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