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Cats
Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921–2006) · 1978
$10,625 price realized incl. premium
≈ £8,168≈ €9,449
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 119/125
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 119/125 in pencil · Karel Appel signature
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- each image approx. 22 x 30in (55.9 x 76.2cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030119)
- Date
- April 23, 2019
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 281
- Estimate
- $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £6,150 – £9,225) (≈ €7,114 – €10,671)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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