Karel Appel

With the title Look at Me, Karel Appel invites the viewer into a direct encounter with his vibrant artistic world. The title echoes the motto of the famous 1977 Painter's Box (Schilderskist), "Look, Live, Play with Karel Appel," through which the artist encouraged the public to engage actively with his universe of imagination and expression. While the work cannot be regarded as a self-portrait in the traditional sense, the central figure may be interpreted as a personal presence of the artist himself. As is often the case in Appel's oeuvre, figure, emotion, and fantasy merge into a free and spontaneous composition filled with energy and vitality. This work is a hand-signed silkscreen print from Karel Appel's famous Painter's Box (Schilderskist) of 1977. The artwork is presented in a white frame with anti-reflective, UV-protective glass.