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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TigerbirdVan Ham · €412,800≈ $439,013≈ £351,914Sign up to see
Waiting FaceBonhams · $318,000≈ £236,960≈ €274,162Sign up to see
UntitledLempertz · €281,250≈ $315,281≈ £254,546Sign up to see
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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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abstract expressionismCOBRA
Also known as Appel Karel, C. K. Appel, Christaan Karel Appel, Christiaan Karel Appel, Dutch Karel Appel, K. Appel, Karel Apel
Works in museum collections
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — International Sculpture Collection
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