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Karel Appel

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)

676lots 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, Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper, "Once I Was the Sun", sold Nov 2024
    Untitled
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 34/175
    H 21.75" W 29.75"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1170
    $150≈ £118≈ €142HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  2. Untitled by Karel Appel, Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper "Tibeten Bird", sold Nov 2024
    Untitled
    Lithograph · Paper
    H 21.75" W 29.75"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1171
    $175≈ £138≈ €165HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  3. Untitled by Karel Appel, Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper "Clown Cat", sold Nov 2024
    Untitled
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 111/175
    H 21.75" W 29.75"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1172
    $175≈ £138≈ €165HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  4. Untitled by Karel Appel, Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper, "Smiling Cat", sold Nov 2024
    Untitled
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 80/125
    H 22" W 30"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1173
    $350≈ £276≈ €331HammerSign up free to seeEst. $250–350View at DuMouchelles ↗
  5. Untitled by Karel Appel, Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper "Mother And Little Boy", sold Nov 2024
    Untitled
    Lithograph · Paper
    H 21" W 29"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1174
    $650≈ £513≈ €614HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  6. Sunshine (from Cats portfolio) by Karel Appel, 1978, screenprint in colors, sold Nov 2024
    Sunshine (from Cats portfolio), 1978
    Screenprint
    22⅛ h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 218
    $630≈ £487≈ €585Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  7. House Cat (from the Cats portfolio) by Karel Appel, 1978, screenprint in colors, sold Nov 2024
    House Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
    Screenprint
    22 h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 106
    $393≈ £303≈ €361Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Untitled by Karel Appel, Painting, sold Oct 2024
    Untitled
    Painting
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · · Lot 280
    $64,000≈ £49,284≈ €59,122Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
  9. Some People Together I by Karel Appel, 1974, Color lithograph on paper; signed and dated 'appel 74' in pencil lower right; framed, sold Oct 2024
    Some People Together I, 1974
    Lithograph · Paper
    image/sheet 22 x 29 7/8 in. (56.0 x 76.0 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 1
    $832≈ £641≈ €769Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Untitled by Karel Appel, 1978/1984, Lithograph in colors with extensive hand-coloring in acrylic, on wove paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2024
    Untitled, 1978/1984
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 1/1
    I. 21 3/4 x 30 in. (55.2 x 76.2 cm) S. 24 1/4 x 32 in. (61.6 x 81.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 128
    $4,826≈ £3,717≈ €4,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
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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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