Karel Appel (1921-2006) - Pour Claude Fournet – Amitié

Original drawing dedicated “For Claude Fournet – Friendship” (Nice, November 11, 1986)

Unique hand-signed drawing dated November 11, 1986, Nice, bearing the personal dedication:

“For Claude Fournet – Friendship”
K. Appeal

This work stands as a rare and intimate testimony to the friendship between Karel Appel and Claude Fournet, created shortly before their celebrated 1987 collaboration on De Geverfde Man.

Executed in ink and pastel, the drawing displays Appel’s dynamic, instinctive line and vibrant energy—hallmarks of his late period—while expressing genuine warmth and camaraderie.

A transitional piece, it bridges Appel’s personal sphere with the creative dialogue that would culminate the following year in the De Geverfde Man series and the Galilée monograph edited by Fournet.


Provenance
Private collection, formerly Claude Fournet Collection (France).

Dimensions
Approx. 36 × 27 cm.

Condition:
Very good condition; minor age-related toning consistent with medium and date.

How:
This signed and dedicated drawing is a unique document of friendship and collaboration between Appel and Fournet.
Its personal nature and its connection to the following year’s corpus make it an exceptional complement to the 1987 series.

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