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Karel Appel
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Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (1921-2006)
OverviewAI-generated
Karel Appel (1921–2006) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, printmaker, and muralist. Born in Amsterdam and educated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, he worked in Amsterdam, Denmark, and Paris. His artistic output included painting and ceramic art, and he was associated with the COBRA and abstract expressionism movements. Appel participated in Documenta II and Documenta III, and his works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Appel died in Zurich and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and spoke Dutch. His works have been described by UbuWeb.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 2006
- Works
- 50
Top works
- Karel Appel, peintre
- Sculture di Karel Appel
- Appel, figures et paysages
- Het bloed stroomt door
- À propos de l'exposition Appel à la Galerie Ariel, Juin 1977
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Film & TV
Known for
- Van de Schoonheid en de Troost — himself2000
- Cobra et après1975
- De Appel-iep — Self1965
- The Reality of Karel Appel — Himself1962
- Karel Appel, Composer — Himself1961
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Christiaan Karel Appel , ( 1921-04-25 ) 25 April 1921, Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Died
- 3 May 2006 (2006-05-03) (aged 85), Zürich , Switzerland
- Education
- Rijksakademie
- Known for
- Painting, drawing, sculpture, wall-painting
- Movement
- CoBrA
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karel
- Family name
- Appel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
- Place of death
- Zurich
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Participant in
- Documenta III
- Movement
- abstract expressionism
- Image
- Karel Appel (1982).jpg
- Work location
- Amsterdam
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- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- Commons category
- Karel Appel
- date of birth
- 1921-04-25
- date of death
- 2006-05-04
- Commons Creator page
- Karel Appel
- name in native language
- Karel Appel
- described at URL
- www.capriolus.nl/nl/content/appel-karel
- pseudonym
- Appel, Christiaan Karel
- start of work period
- 1943-01-01
- end of work period
- 2006-01-01
Sources (14)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Karel Appel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Christiaan Karel Appel ( pronounced [ˈkrɪstijaːŋ ˈkaːrəl ˈɑpəl] ; 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.
Childhood
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