KAREL APPEL BEDIZED PUDDING SUITE

The complete set of six mixed media prints with embossing in colours, on Arches paper, each pencil signed and dated (19)79 (one has been signed and dated twice), published by Editions Canada, London, Ontario out of an edition of 130, this set is number 69; titles of the works include "Lying in Red", "The Falling Face", "Purple Owl", "Face", "Sound" and "The Soft Oriental"; image size for each approximately 77.5 x 55.9cm (30 1/2 x 22in); sheet size 88.9 x 66cm (35 x 26in); each has been displayed in a matching shadowbox frame, outer dimensions 99.7 x 73.7cm (39 1/4 x 29in); Provenance: from the same London estate collection as the preceding 4 lots; labels verso from The London Regional Art Gallery; Christiaan Karel Appel, Dutch, 1921-2006, founding member of the European avant-garde movement CoBrA and one of the most recognized artists worldwide; this is an extremely rare suite by Appel, the colours are quite striking and vibrant