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Karel Appel

Dutch · 1921–2006 · Painter, Printmaker

Christiaan Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Karel Appel, Tigerbird, 1952, Öl auf LeinwandTigerbirdVan Ham · €412,800≈ $439,013≈ £351,914Sign up to see
  2. Karel Appel, Waiting Face, 1967, oil on canvasWaiting FaceBonhams · $318,000≈ £236,960≈ €274,162Sign up to see
  3. Karel Appel, Untitled, 1955, Oil on canvasUntitledLempertz · €281,250≈ $315,281≈ £254,546Sign up to see

Karel Appel’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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  1. Karel Appel, Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite, 1979, mixed media with embossing on Arches
    Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite, 1979
    Mixed media · Paper
    30½ h x 22 w in (77 x 56 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 181
    $4,445≈ £3,329≈ €3,825Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Karel Appel, Untitled, 1966, mixed media on paper
    Untitled, 1966
    Mixed media · Paper
    19¾ h x 25½ w in (50 x 65 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 152
    $9,375≈ £7,120≈ €8,458Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Karel Appel, Untitled, 1966, mixed media on paper
    Untitled, 1966
    Mixed media · Paper
    19½ h x 25⅜ w in (50 x 64 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 154
    $16,250≈ £12,341≈ €14,661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Karel Appel, Ohne Titel, 1958, Mixed media
    Ohne Titel, 1958
    Mixed media
    64 x 50 cm (25.1 x 19.6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 345
    €12,500≈ $14,091≈ £11,084Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  5. Karel Appel, Untitled, 1960, mixed media on paper
    Untitled, 1960
    Mixed media · Paper
    19¾ h x 19¾ w in (50 x 50 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 138
    $18,750≈ £14,250≈ €16,016Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
  6. Karel Appel, Untitled, 1960, Mixed media
    Untitled, 1960
    Mixed media
    65 x 50 cm (25.5 x 19.6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 862
    €21,250≈ $24,977≈ £18,644Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  7. Karel Appel, Têtes Comme un Paysage, 1960, mixed media on paper
    Têtes Comme un Paysage, 1960
    Mixed media · Paper
    22½ h x 30 w in (57 x 76 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 124
    $33,750≈ £24,197≈ €27,348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Wright ↗
  8. Karel Appel, Ohne Titel, 1958, Mischtechnik auf festem Papier
    Ohne Titel, 1958
    Mixed media
    50,1 × 64,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 573
    €32,500≈ $36,251≈ £25,118Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
  9. Karel Appel, Ohne Titel, Mischtechnik auf leichtem Karton
    Ohne Titel
    Mixed media · Board
    26,5 x 29,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 658
    €2,580≈ $3,219≈ £2,041Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  10. Karel Appel, Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite, 1979, The complete set of six mixed media prints in colors with embossing, on Arches paper, with full margins, with title page,
    Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite, 1979
    Mixed media · Paper · ed. 124/130
    36 3/4 x 27 1/4 in. (93.3 x 69.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 118
    $3,750≈ £2,226≈ €2,705Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
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