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Karel Appel, Frog with Umbrella

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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676lots offered1992–2026years recorded90%sold (500)$890Sign up free to seemedian price

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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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Karel Appel, XXe Siecle (No. 17 from Christmas 1961), Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
XXe Siecle (No. 17 from Christmas 1961)
DuMouchelles · Sep 19, 2026
$150Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Visage, 1969, Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Visage, 1969
DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2026
$450Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Untitled (Sleepy Bird), 1979, Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Untitled (Sleepy Bird), 1979
DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2026
$350Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, About a Cat (from the Cats Portfolio), 1978, lithograph in colors on Japon
About a Cat (from the Cats Portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$768Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Frightened Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, lithograph in colors on Japon
Frightened Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$896Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, House Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, screenprint in colors
House Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$512Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Pink Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, screenprint in colors on Japon
Pink Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$576Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, The Mouse, lithograph in colors
The Mouse
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$896Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Walking Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, screenprint in colors on Japon
Walking Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$466Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Personnage
Personnage
Veilinghuis Peerdeman · Jul 5, 2026
€170Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Il Pagliacci (from The Metropolitan Opera II suite), 1984, lithograph in colors
Il Pagliacci (from The Metropolitan Opera II suite), 1984
Rago Auctions · Jun 12, 2026
$1,024Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Painted Sand Dollar, 1975, acrylic on sand dollar, yarn
Painted Sand Dollar, 1975
Rago Auctions · Jun 9, 2026
$1,280Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Donkey, lithograph in colors on paper
Donkey
Austin Auction Gallery · Jun 5, 2026
$250Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Walking Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, screenprint in colors on Japon
Walking Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026
$576Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Waiting Face, 1967, oil on canvas
Waiting Face, 1967
Bonhams · May 21, 2026
$318,000Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Dutch Masquerade, 1962, oil, collage and gouache on paper
Dutch Masquerade, 1962
Phillips · May 21, 2026
$32,250Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Cat, 1972, acrylic on paper mounted to canvas
Cat, 1972
Rago Auctions · May 14, 2026
$17,920Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, SKY BLUE KISS, print (other)
SKY BLUE KISS
Capitolium Art · Apr 28, 2026
€529Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Composition, lithographie couleur
Composition
Haynault · Apr 20, 2026
€340Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Tantrika-1, Lithograph
Tantrika-1
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 12, 2026
$200Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Yellow Boy and Son, 1973, Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Yellow Boy and Son, 1973
Bonhams · Mar 30, 2026
$512Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, The Entry, 1985, oil on canvas
The Entry, 1985
Phillips · Mar 29, 2026
HK$838,500Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Der Zauberer, Farbserigraphie
Der Zauberer
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Mar 26, 2026
€160Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Fighting Cat (from Cats portfolio), 1978, screenprint in colors on Japon
Fighting Cat (from Cats portfolio), 1978
Toomey & Co. · Mar 17, 2026
$532Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Devil Cat (from Cats portfolio), 1978, screenprint in colors on Japon
Devil Cat (from Cats portfolio), 1978
Toomey & Co. · Mar 17, 2026
$448Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Frightened Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, lithograph in colors on Japon
Frightened Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$396Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Nesting Bird, 1970, lithograph in colors
Nesting Bird, 1970
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$445Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Resting Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, screenprint in colors on Japon
Resting Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$445Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Walking With My Bird, 1979, lithograph on Arches
Walking With My Bird, 1979
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$594Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Untitled, 1960, pastel on paper
Untitled, 1960
Bonhams · Mar 12, 2026
$5,888Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Pink Reclining Nude, 1964, gouache and collage on paper
Pink Reclining Nude, 1964
Phillips · Feb 28, 2026
$20,640Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Pink Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1979, lithograph in colors
Pink Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1979
Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2026
$381Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Smiling Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, lithograph in colors on Arches
Smiling Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2026
$508Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Circus (Volume II), 1978, The complete set of 10 woodcuts in colors with carborundum, on Arches paper, the full sheets, all contained in the original folders with cut outs, with title page, text in French and English and justification, all loose and the text sheets folded (as issued), all contained in the original yellow canvas-lined portfolio with artist's name and title printed in silver and blue fabric lining
Circus (Volume II), 1978
Phillips · Feb 7, 2026
$11,610Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Le Philisophe, 1977, Woodcut and carborundum in colors on wove paper
Le Philisophe, 1977
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$960Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Two plates, from Cats (2 works), 1978, Two lithographs in colors on japon nacré paper, each signed in pencil
Two plates, from Cats (2 works), 1978
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$960Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Abstract Head and Animal, silkscreen print in colors on paper
Abstract Head and Animal
Austin Auction Gallery · Jan 16, 2026
$500Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, A Beast Drawn Man G, 1961, colour lithograph on paper
A Beast Drawn Man G, 1961
Strauss & Co · Jan 12, 2026
ZAR 33,635Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Birds Flying Out, 1970, Lithograph in Colors
Birds Flying Out, 1970
DuMouchelles · Dec 19, 2025
$600Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Tantrika II, lithograph in colors ed. V/X
Tantrika II
Abell Auction Company · Dec 10, 2025
$344Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Innocent Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, lithograph in colors on Japon
Innocent Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Dec 5, 2025
$635Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, L'hibou rouge, 1969, lithograph in colors
L'hibou rouge, 1969
Rago Auctions · Dec 5, 2025
$889Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Looking Like Green, 1970, lithograph in colors
Looking Like Green, 1970
Rago Auctions · Dec 5, 2025
$635Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Luminous Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978, lithograph in colors
Luminous Cat (from the Cats portfolio), 1978
Rago Auctions · Dec 5, 2025
$254Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Mouse on a Table, 1971, lithograph in colors
Mouse on a Table, 1971
Rago Auctions · Dec 5, 2025
$445Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Komposisjon, Litografi
Komposisjon
Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · Dec 2, 2025
NOK 2,000Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite (6 works), 1979, Titles Include
Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite (6 works), 1979
Bonhams · Nov 25, 2025
$3,840Sign up free to see
Karel Appel, Falling Leaves, 1983, acrylic on paper
Falling Leaves, 1983
Bonhams · Nov 24, 2025
$11,520Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Karel Appel, Frog with Umbrella
Frog with Umbrella1993
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Karel Appel, Untitled
Untitled1963
International Sculpture Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — International Sculpture Collection

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