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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, Untitled, 1975, etching and aquatint with carborundum in colors
    Untitled, 1975
    Etching
    31½ h x 37¼ w in (80 x 95 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 202
    $1,500≈ £1,142≈ €1,272Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Karel Appel, From the Series Seven Summer Days, 1977, set of 4 limited edition lithographs - numbered 34 from an edition of 100
    From the Series Seven Summer Days, 1977
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 100
    73½ x 57½cm (28.9 x 22.6in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 187
    €750≈ $891≈ £691HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  3. Karel Appel, Untitled, circa 1965, Lithograph in colours, on BFK Rives paper, with full margins
    Untitled, circa 1965
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 122/200
    I. 32 x 51 cm (12 5/8 x 20 1/8 in.) S. 38 x 56 cm (14 7/8 x 22 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 96
    £813≈ $1,052≈ €888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  4. Karel Appel, Child with Pretend Animal, 1971, lithograph in colors
    Child with Pretend Animal, 1971
    Lithograph
    26 h x 40 w in (66 x 102 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 270
    $1,750≈ £1,345≈ €1,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
  5. Karel Appel, Untitled, 1963, paper collage, acrylic and oil stick on paper
    Untitled, 1963
    Acrylic · Paper
    70.2 x 100.7 cm (27 5/8 x 39 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 131
    £15,000≈ $18,960≈ €16,568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Karel Appel, Putting green kiss, print (other)
    Putting green kiss
    Print (other)
    74.0 x 105.0 cm
    Capitolium Art · · Lot 45
    €227≈ $254≈ £207Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at Capitolium Art ↗
  7. Karel Appel, Putting green kiss, print (other)
    Putting green kiss
    Print (other)
    70.0 x 100.0 cm
    Capitolium Art · · Lot 46
    €227≈ $254≈ £207Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at Capitolium Art ↗
  8. Karel Appel, Petit cadeau pour petit Jean, India ink on paper; framed
    Petit cadeau pour petit Jean
    Drawing · Paper
    49 x 61 cm (cut-out)
    im Kinsky · · Lot 1604
    €11,880≈ $13,306≈ £10,708Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–5,000View at im Kinsky ↗
  9. Karel Appel, Untitled, 1955, Oil on canvas
    Untitled, 1955
    Oil · Canvas
    100 x 72 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 73
    €281,250≈ $315,281≈ £254,546Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €80,000–120,000View at Lempertz ↗
  10. Karel Appel, Untitled (Personnage), 1974, Oil on canvas
    Untitled (Personnage), 1974
    Oil · Canvas
    100.5 x 100.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 74
    €75,000≈ $84,075≈ £67,879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €50,000–70,000View at Lempertz ↗
Also offered, result not published (120)

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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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