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Cool Hand Luke
Catalogued as “After Karel Appel” — not included in the artist’s headline statistics.
Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921–2006)
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$6,875 price realized incl. premium
≈ £5,690≈ €6,591
Hammer $5,500 · with buyer’s premium $6,875
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on wood construction”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 21 h x 16 w in (53 x 41 cm)
- Auction house
- Rago Auctions
- Sale
- 20|21 Art (auctions/2022/06/2021-art)
- Date
- June 15, 2022
- Location
- Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
- Lot
- 196
- Estimate
- $3,000 (≈ £2,483) (≈ €2,876)
- Source
- Auction house ragoarts.com ↗Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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Photo © DuMouchelles — view this lot on DuMouchelles ↗Visage, 1969
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DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2026$450 ≈ £337 ≈ €393Sign up free to see price
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Photo © PIASA — view this lot on PIASA ↗![Couple Rouge [Red Couple/Deux Figures], 1969, color by Karel Appel, lithograph on Arches paper, offered Jun 2026](/img/lot/cmun6z9sadu0c817obu6c/small)
Photo © Concept Art Gallery — view this lot on Concept Art Gallery ↗Couple Rouge [Red Couple/Deux Figures], 1969, color
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 12/75
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Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Clown Visage Paysage (from the Circus suite), 1978
Woodcut / linocut
Rago Auctions · Oct 14, 2026$1,792 ≈ £1,351 ≈ €1,601Sign up free to see price
Photo © Palm Beach Modern Auctions — view on Palm Beach Modern Auctions websiteTete Eclatee
Other
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Oct 10, 2026$192,000 ≈ £145,234 ≈ €171,337Sign up free to see pricePhoto © Hagelstam — view this lot on Hagelstam ↗Photo © Hagelstam — view this lot on Hagelstam ↗
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Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Aus: Geh durch den Spiegel, 1962
Lithograph
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026€550 ≈ $627 ≈ £473Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
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Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022$47,500 ≈ £39,311 ≈ €45,537Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Christmas Eve, 1995
Oil · Board
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022$46,250 ≈ £38,277 ≈ €44,339Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Twilight, 1988
Oil · Board
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022$40,000 ≈ £33,104 ≈ €38,347Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Meditation Dark Blue, 2013
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Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022$32,500 ≈ £26,897 ≈ €31,157Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗The Dog From Pompei (two examples), 1991
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Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022$25,000 ≈ £20,690 ≈ €23,967Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Upstart XI, 1966
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Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022$23,750 ≈ £19,656 ≈ €22,769Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
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Photo © Morgan O'Driscoll — view this lot on Morgan O'Driscoll ↗Bahamas Collage No.3, 1986
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