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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)

€412,800≈ $439,013≈ £351,914Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumTigerbirdVan Ham676lots offered1992–2026years recorded90%sold (500)$890Sign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Tigerbird by Karel Appel, 1952, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2016TigerbirdVan Ham · €412,800≈ $439,013≈ £351,914Sign up to see
  2. Waiting Face by Karel Appel, 1967, oil on canvas, sold May 2026Waiting FaceBonhams · $318,000≈ £236,960≈ €274,162Sign up to see
  3. Untitled by Karel Appel, 1955, Oil on canvas, sold Jun 2020UntitledLempertz · €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. Untitled by Karel Appel, 1974, oil on canvas, sold Feb 2013
    Untitled, 1974
    Oil · Canvas
    33.3 x 41.4 cm (13 1/8 x 16 1/4 in)
    Phillips · · Lot 221
    £18,750≈ $29,038≈ €21,792Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Ohne Titel by Karel Appel, 1982, Chalks, sold Oct 2012
    Ohne Titel, 1982
    Drawing
    43,7 x 30,7 cm (17,2 x 12 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 657
    €5,875≈ $7,658≈ £4,775Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  3. Two Figures by Karel Appel, 1974, screenprint E/P (A/P), sold Sep 2012
    Two Figures, 1974
    Screenprint · ed. screenprint E/P (A/P)
    56 x 76cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3066
    A$1,100≈ $1,127≈ £707≈ €891Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$500–800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  4. Personnage de profil by Karel Appel, 1970, Color lithograph on Arches paper, sold Jul 2012
    Personnage de profil, 1970
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 86/100
    26 x 20in
    Bonhams · · Lot 1095
    $350≈ £225≈ €287Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Abstract by Karel Appel, Color lithograph, sold May 2012
    Abstract
    Lithograph · ed. 6/125
    21 in. x 28 1/2 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 812
    $300≈ £185≈ €228HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  6. Abstract by Karel Appel, Color lithograph, sold May 2012
    Abstract
    Lithograph · ed. AP
    22 in. x 29 1/2 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 813
    $300≈ £185≈ €228HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  7. Untitled (Figure) by Karel Appel, 1969, Lithograph in colors on wove paper, sold Apr 2012
    Untitled (Figure), 1969
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 4/75
    sight 27 1/2 x 21 1/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 7068
    $475≈ £292≈ €359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Pagliacci by Karel Appel, 1984, Lithograph in colors, sold Oct 2011
    Pagliacci, 1984
    Lithograph · ed. Artist's proof
    76 x 57 cm (29,9 x 22,4 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 921
    €1,500≈ $2,124≈ £1,319Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  9. Man and Animal by Karel Appel, 1962, Lithograph, sold Oct 2011
    Man and Animal, 1962
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 94
    $1,470≈ £940≈ €1,081Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Composition #3 by Karel Appel, 1953, Gouache on paper mounted to canvas, sold Jun 2011
    Composition #3, 1953
    Gouache · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 137
    $20,000≈ £12,527≈ €14,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
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Lots by Karel Appel that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Karel Appel signature

372 catalogued lots by Karel Appel record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (61% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right102
  • lower left37
  • along the bottom11
  • in the margin5
  • lower centre4
  • upper right3

Form

  • signed238
  • signed and dated86
  • signed in pencil44
  • initialled4

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About Karel Appel

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 one of the founders of the avant-garde movement CoBrA in 1948. He was also an avid sculptor and has had works featured in MoMA and other museums worldwide.

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In museum collections

  • Karel Appel, Frog with UmbrellaFrog with Umbrella, 1993
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Karel Appel, UntitledUntitled, 1963
    International Sculpture Collection · Public domain

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