He developed a love of art an early age, when his father took him to visit museums in Antwerp; he particularly admired Belgian artists including Constant Permeke and James Ensor
Karel Appel was a Dutch artist best known as one of the founding members of the avant-garde CoBrA groupafter World War II
The popular Belgian-born artist, Karel Lek, who has died in Bangor, North Wales at the age of 90, fled Antwerp with Average Lot Values (and YOY change) 2023
KAREL LEK (Welsh, b
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1929) Five works (framed): Rago Arts and Auction Center Est: $500 - $700
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Karel Lek, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy (2019) Drawn From the Collection, Oriel Ynys Môn Museum, Llangefni, Wales (2019) Karel Lek, Selected Works, Oriel Tegfryn Gallery
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Karel Lek was born in Antwerp in 1929, but the misfortunes of World War II brought him to North Wales in 1940
Karel says of his work: “I paint continuously and mostly my subjects are my fellow men and women in whatever
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KAREL LEK (Belgian-Welsh, 1929-2020) watercolour and ink - entitled verso on Attic Gallery label 'Two Men and Two Dogs', signed, framed and glazed, 18 x 16cms
He was educated at Friars’ School, Bangor, then Liverpool College of Art, 1946–52
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Everyday objects, fruits and leaf motifs are recognizable elements, which are eventually combined into purely balanced compositions of shapes and colours
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“Painting, like passion, is an emotion full of truth and Karel Lek 1929-2020 'Happy Boy with Dog' Signed mixed media
Birth Flower Poster
The Curious One Karel Lek, 'Football Supporters in the Rain, Farrar Road ', 1952
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Auction Date: 18th Aug 22 at 10am BST Sale Dates: 18th Aug 2022 10am BST (Lots 1 to 614) Mbe medal for sale Matthew maynard mbe: 1
Paintings, watercolours and drawings for sale by painter Johannes Christiaan Karel Klinkenberg
Off to the Match is reminiscent of the photographs of football supporters, often eccentrically dressed, that featured prominently in popular magazines such as Picture Post from the 1930s
In 1943, also in Amsterdam, he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and held his first solo exhibition there in 1946
He founded the Experimental Group in Amsterdam in 1948, contributed to the periodical Reflex, and took an active part in the COBRA group from 1948-51