Karel Appel

(Dutch, 1921–2006)

Karel Appel was an influential Dutch painter whose figurative abstractions employed expressive colors and forms. Like Jean Dubuffet, Appel found inspiration in the artwork of children and the rejection of sophisticated aesthetic tastes. “Painting, like passion, is an emotion full of truth and rings a living sound, like the roar coming from the lion's breast,” he reflected. “To paint is to destroy what preceded. I never try to make a painting, but a chunk of life.” Born on April 25, 1921 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he went on to study at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten and had his first solo exhibition in 1946. Inspired by the work of Paul Klee and Joan Miró, Appel began experimenting with a rudimentary approach of describing subject matter reminiscent of folk art. In 1948, he helped form the CoBrA group (an acronym for the cities the artists were from: Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam), along with Asger Jorn, Constant, Corneille and others who were united in their rejection of rationalism and geometric abstraction. Following the dissolution of CoBrA in 1952, Appel joined Art Informel, another collection of abstract artists which included Michel Tapié and Henri Michaux. Through the following decades the artist continued his engagement with painterly expression and was the subject of several solo exhibitions. He died on May 3, 2006 in Zürich, Switzerland. Appel’s works are presently held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Two birds and a Flower, 1951
Sold price: 1,098,772 USD

Karel Appel Artworks

Karel Appel (11,953 results)

Untitled

Karel Appel

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Untitled, 1974

Karel Appel

Untitled, 1974

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Femme et oiseau, 1968

Karel Appel

Femme et oiseau, 1968

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Face, 1988

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Kijk, leef, speel met Karel Appel (wood..., 1977

Karel Appel

Kijk, leef, speel met Karel Appel (wood..., 1977

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Lying figure, 1992

Karel Appel

Lying figure, 1992

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Clouds, 1984

Karel Appel

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Presque une tête

Karel Appel

Presque une tête

Sale Date: June 11, 2009

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Regard vers l'infini, 1969

Karel Appel

Regard vers l'infini, 1969

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Portrait, 1969

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Portrait, 1969

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Figures, 1972

Karel Appel

Figures, 1972

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Composition, 1976

Karel Appel

Composition, 1976

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Personnage

Karel Appel

Sale Date: June 19, 2009

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Barbare civilisé (from Cirque - Miroir du..., 1978

Karel Appel

Barbare civilisé (from Cirque - Miroir du..., 1978

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Koala, 1975

Karel Appel

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Ohne Titel (Figur), 1968

Karel Appel

Ohne Titel (Figur), 1968

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Au pays noir, 1962

Karel Appel

Au pays noir, 1962

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Figuration, 1982

Karel Appel

Figuration, 1982

Sale Date: June 18, 2009

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Composition (+ 2 others, Irgr; 3 works), 1958

Karel Appel

Composition (+ 2 others, Irgr; 3 works), 1958

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Blue-faced beast (+ Red cat, Irgr; 2 works), 1971

Karel Appel

Blue-faced beast (+ Red cat, Irgr; 2 works), 1971

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Cirque

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Personnages, 1973

Karel Appel

Personnages, 1973

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Guinea pig, 1971

Karel Appel

Guinea pig, 1971

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Smile again, 1969

Karel Appel

Smile again, 1969

Sale Date: June 17, 2009

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