Artist

Karel Appel

Portrait of Karel Appel
Portrait of Karel Appel

Dutch, 1921–2006

Karel Appel was a Dutch Abstract Expressionism artist. 6 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Karel Appel was born in Amsterdam.

Christiaan Karel Appel (pronounced; 25 April 1921 – 3 May 2006) 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.

Works by Karel Appel

Collections represented

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