82 lower left Signed, titled Study of a "Portret of Gustav Mahler" and dated 1982 on the stretcher Oil on canvas, 189.8 x 189.9 cm Provenance: - Galerie de France, Paris - Auction Francis Briest, Paris, 30 November 1991, lot 24 - Auction Christie's, London, 27 June 2002, lot 50 - Auction Christie's, London, 7 February 2008, lot 194 - Auction Christie's, Amsterdam, 30 November 2010, lot 100 - Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Exhibited: - Gimpel Fils, London, Karel Appel New Work, October 4 - 29 October, 1983 - Galerie de France, Paris, Karel Appel Portraits, June 14 - July 30, 1988 (illustrated in the exhibition leaflet) Note: Karel Appel found immense inspiration in music, leading him to create numerous portraits of musicians he held in high regard. Gustav Mahler's music is saturated with profound emotional expression, as he utilised it as a vehicle to convey intricate human emotions and experiences. Mahler's symphonies frequently exhibit a robust emotional narrative. Expressing his artistic aspirations, Appel states: "I aimed to paint in a manner akin to their musical creation, incorporating bold accents". Notable figures like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, and Count Basie sought out Appel's studio to be immortalised in his portraits.'/>
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