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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.40.10
People
Karel Appel, Dutch (Amsterdam 1921 - 2006 Zurich, Austria)
Title
Exploded Head
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Tete Eclatee
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
1959
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/96397

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80.96 x 99.7 cm (31 7/8 x 39 1/4 in.)
framed: 81.5 x 100.5 x 2.5 cm (32 1/16 x 39 9/16 x 1 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.l. in black paint: Appel 59
  • label: on wooden strectcher on back of canvas, English: Fogg TL label 74.1965, Tete Eclatee
    Bourlet (packers & shippers) L18504

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mary Gershinowitz, bequest; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Mary Gershinowitz
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Karel Appel Foundation
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.40.10
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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