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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. Son over painted dessert by Karel Appel, 1961, Mischtechnik auf Velin (Prägestempel: Anc[ien]nes Manuf[actu]res Canson & Montgolfier Vidalon-les-Annonay Lavis. B), sold Nov 2008
    Son over painted dessert, 1961
    Mixed media
    100 × 150 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 344
    €41,650≈ $53,008≈ £34,564Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €35,000–45,000View at Grisebach ↗
  2. Untitled - Abstract Face #A.E. by Karel Appel, 1977, colour lithograph on paper, sold Nov 2008
    Untitled - Abstract Face #A.E., 1977
    Lithograph · Paper
    62.2 x 56.5 x 2.5 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 302
    CA$527≈ $431≈ £289≈ €340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$700–800View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
  3. Appel by Karel Appel, 1974, poster, sold May 2008
    Appel, 1974
    Print (other) · Paper
    53x72,5 cm
    Van Sabben Poster Auctions · · Lot 103
    €252≈ $397≈ £200Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200–300View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗
  4. Figürliche Komposition by Karel Appel, 1977, Woodcut in colours, sold Apr 2008
    Figürliche Komposition, 1977
    Woodcut / linocut
    74 : 89 cm (29,1 : 35 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 615
    €1,200≈ $1,887≈ £943Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  5. Figure by Karel Appel, 1978, Woodcut in colours, sold Apr 2008
    Figure, 1978
    Woodcut / linocut
    76,3 : 56,5 cm (30 : 22,2 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 616
    €1,920≈ $3,019≈ £1,508Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  6. Untitled by Karel Appel, 1971, sold Feb 2008
    Untitled, 1971
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 42
    $720≈ £369≈ €495Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Untitled by Karel Appel, 1971, sold Feb 2008
    Untitled, 1971
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 43
    $1,140≈ £585≈ €784Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Untitled by Karel Appel, 1976, Carborundum print, sold Feb 2008
    Untitled, 1976
    Print (other)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 44
    $1,080≈ £554≈ €743Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Personnage by Karel Appel, c. 1972, sold Feb 2008
    Personnage, c. 1972
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 45
    $900≈ £462≈ €619Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. OHNE TITEL (PERSONNAGE) by Karel Appel, Öl, Gouache, Aquarell, Kohle und Bleistift auf Karton, sold Nov 2007
    OHNE TITEL (PERSONNAGE)
    Gouache
    64 x 50 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 610
    €22,800≈ $33,655≈ £16,292Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
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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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