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Karel Appel

I spread the paint with palette knives or with my hands, sometimes whole pots at one time.

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Karel Appel was born in 1921 in Amsterdam, Holland. He attends the Academy of Fine Arts of Amsterdam from 1940-1943, at the same time as his friend Corneille. He shows interest in Picasso, Klee and Matisse and his work is thus influenced by these artists. He has his first exhibition in 1946, and meets Constant the following year. In 1948, he participates with Corneille and Constant, in the . . .

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New Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Appel- Cobra 73
Appel- Cobra 73
1972 Original lithograph in colors, signed and dated in pencil by the artist, executed for the portfolio "Cobra 1973". Dan-Graphique Editions, Denmark. Without
Original signed woodcut de Appel Karel : Dog on Ball
Dog on Ball
1978 Original woodcut, carborundum and embossing, signed and numbered in white pencil by the artist, from the series "Circus". Editions ABCD, Paris. Without
Original signed screenprint de Appel Karel : Mother and child
Mother and child
1972 Original screenprint in colors, signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed screenprint de Appel Karel : Mask
Mask
1971 Original screenprint in colors, signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed screenprint de Appel Karel : Titre inconnu V
Titre inconnu V
1973 Original screenprint in colors, signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Without
Original lithograph poster de Appel Karel : ABCD - Gravures-Sculptures
ABCD -...
1977 Poster printed in lithograph by Arte Litho, for the artist exhibition, ABCD - Gravures-Sculptures, in the Galerie d'Art (36, rue des Saints Pères),... Without
Original screenprint de Appel Karel : Unknown title III
Unknown title III
Circa 1980 Original screenprint, unsigned. Without
Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Character III
Character III
1963 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Printed by Jean Pons, Paris. Without
Original signed screenprint de Appel Karel : Character II
Character II
1974 Screenprint in colors, signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Without
Original lithograph poster de Appel Karel : Gallery Ariel
Gallery Ariel
1969 Original lithograph. Poster for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Ariel in Paris. Printed by Arte, Paris. Arte les affiches, Vol. I, n°103
Lithograph poster de Appel Karel : Studio Paul Facchetti
Studio Paul...
1954 Poster printed in lithograph for the exhibition "Karel Appel Peintures" in the Studio Paul Facchetti in Paris. Without
Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Figure
Figure
1975 Original lithograph, signed for the pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed screenprint de Appel Karel : Unknown title II
Unknown title II
1977 Original screenprint, signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Asking again
Asking again
1974 Original lithograph, signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Without
Original etching de Appel Karel : Bird II
Bird II
Circa 1970 Original etching, unsigned, printed by the Atelier Lacourière and Frélaut, Paris. Without
Original etching de Appel Karel : Bird I
Bird I
Circa 1970 Original etching, unsigned, printed by the Atelier Lacourière and Frélaut, Paris. Without
Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Animals
Animals
1978 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. London Arts Incorporation, London. Without
Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Three heads
Three heads
1966 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Original poster de Appel Karel : May 1968
May 1968
1968 Original poster, printed with lithographic technique, printed by Adrien Maeght, Paris. Maeght Editeur Affiches p.37, Arte Affiches Vol. I n°86
Original lithograph de Appel Karel : Tête couronnée
Tête couronnée
1974 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed screenprint de Appel Karel : Rose Kiss
Rose Kiss
1978 Original screenprint, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed screenprint de Appel Karel : Sky blue Kiss
Sky blue Kiss
1978 Original screenprint, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed screenprint de Appel Karel : Putting green Kiss
Putting green Kiss
1978 Original screenprint, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed screenprint de Appel Karel : Silvered Kiss
Silvered Kiss
1978 Original screenprint, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Blue and red
Blue and red
1957 Original lithograph, signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Without
Signed woodcut de Appel Karel : Soleil Inca
Soleil Inca
1978 Original woodcut and carborundum, signed and numbered in white pencil by the artist, extracted from the portfolio "Cirque, miroir du monde". Without
Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Title unknow
Title unknow
1959 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Unknow
Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Composition
Composition
Circa 1959 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Without
Original signed lithograph de Appel Karel : Meet
Meet
1962 Original lithograph in 9 colors, signed in pencil, published by l'Oeuvre Gravée. Nesto Jacometti n°L NJ 16

Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)

Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)
*« Karel Appel, Peintures de 1937 à 1957 », M. Ragon, Ed. Galilée, Paris, 1988 *« Les sculptures », D. Kuspit, New York, 1994 All the "catalogues raisonnés"

Bibliographic track & more

To read about the artist :
  • « Karel Appel painter », H. Klaus, Strengolt, Amsterdam, 1962
  • « Karel Appel, de 1943 à 1967 », P. Bellew, Fabbri, Milan, 1967
  • « Street Art de Karel Appel », P. Restany, Galilée, Paris, 1982
  • « Karel Appel : De Cobra à un art autre », M. Ragon, coll. Débats, Ed. Galilée,
  • « Karel Appel, œuvres sur papier », J-C. Lambert, Cercle d’Art, 1988
  • « Karel Appel : The early years, 1937-1957 », M. Ragon, Ed. Galilée, 1988
  • « Karel Appel, carnet d'art psychopathologique », R. Fuchs, Ed. Ides & Calendes, 2000
  • « Oeuvres sur papier », collectif, Ed. Centre Pompidou - Sievering Verlag, 2015
  • «Karel Appel : Retrospective », coll., cat. d'expo., Buchhandlung W. Konig Verl., 2016
  • « Karel Appel », coll., cat., M.A.M. Ville de Paris, Ed. Paris Musées, 2017
To read from the artist :
  • « Appel’s appels », Rothmans of Pall Mall, Canada, 1972
  • « Propos en liberté de K. A. », F. de Towarnicki, A. Verdet, Ed. Galilée, 1985
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Mouvements de l'art

  • + COBRA / 1948-1952 / Christian Dotremont, etc.
All art movements

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