Couple in Wood

Christiaan Karel Appel

CoBrA artist Karel Appel did this sculpture as part of a series he did in San Francisco at Editions Press, in the mid 1970s this in a total edition of 65. The structure was constructed by Editions Press and each work was then hand painted by Appel and will vary greatly from sculpture to sculpture.

There was an edition of 50 numbered 1/50 to 50/50; 7 Artist's Proofs, reserved for the artist (of which this is one); 7 H.C. proofs, reserved for the collaborators; and one Museum Proof for Appel's museum collection.

The 'Certificate of Authenticity' attached to the bottom of the base reads: "This is an original multiple wood sculpture by Karel Appel constructed by Editions Press of San Francisco. Each work has been hand painted and signed by the artist."

"The Following Colors Were Used in Painting These Original Sculptures: 1. Hyplar Cadmium Red, Medium; 2. Hyplar Manganese Blue; 3. Hyplar Titanium White; 4. Hyplar Cadmium Yellow, Deep; 5. Hyplar Permanent Green; 6. Hyplar Purple. 7. Hyplar Cadmium Red, Light; and 8. Hyplar Mars Black. The Artist Has Also Mixed A Number Of The Above Colors to Achieve Variant Colors."