Karel Appel Sculptures
Dutch, 1921-2006
Karel Appel was a founding member of COBRA, an art movement originating in Germany that strived to replicate and invoke the child’s approach to art. Within this movement he created abstracted and simplified figures, often monsters and fractured depictions of people.to
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Artist: Karel Appel
Clown Cat - Limited Edition Sculpture 9/10
By Karel Appel
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Discover the Essence of Joy: Karel Appel's "Clown Cat" 9/10 Limited Edition Sculpture in Acrylic on wood.
Crafted from the finest wood, its playful contours and vibrant hues captiva...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Karel Appel Sculptures
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Karel Appel Colorful Expressionist Hand Painted Wood Cobra Sculpture Pop Art
By Karel Appel
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original wooden sculpture with hand painting on both sides. it does not appear to be signed or numbered and does not currently have any label. I believe this might be the ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Karel Appel Sculptures
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Wood, Paint
La Vierge Noire (The Black Virgin), c. 1975
By Karel Appel
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created around 1975, La Vierge Noire (The Black Virgin) is an acrylic on wood sculpture that is hand-signed ‘Appel’ by Karel Appel (Amsterdam, 1921-Zürich, 2006) in blue on the front...
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1970s Modern Karel Appel Sculptures
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Acrylic, Wood
Karel Appel, Close Together, original hand painted wood sculpture
By Karel Appel
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original rotating hand-painted multiple wood sculpture created by Karel Appel in 1977. It was published by Editions Press of San Francisco. This piece is hand sign...
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1970s Modern Karel Appel Sculptures
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Wood, Paint
Wizzard, 1978
By Karel Appel
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Dating from 1979, this acrylic on wood relief is hand-signed 'Appel' by Karel Appel (Amsterdam, 1921 - Zürich, 2006) in red in the lower left. From an edition of 8, this work was pub...
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1970s Modern Karel Appel Sculptures
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Acrylic, Wood
L'Oiseaux
By Karel Appel
Located in New York, NY
Karel Appel
L'Oiseau, 1977
Hand-Signed
Unique
Wood sculpture (Polychrome over wood)
Diameter 34"
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Late 20th Century Karel Appel Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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Canada College, AA Degree: 1972-1974
University of California: 1974-1975
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1999 - Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA; Matt Miller Design, SF, CA
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1997 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee
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From the Circus series. Animal Fantastique
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Provenance: Exposed at Stockholm Art Fair 1986.
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It is on a base and revolves and rotates easily as there are ball bearings. It is very well made.
Christiaan Karel Appel (1921-2006) was a Dutch artist, painter, sculptor, and poet. Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, he died in Zurich, Switzerland. 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, the Stedelijk and other museums worldwide.
At fourteen, Appel produced his first real painting on canvas, a still life of a fruit basket. For his fifteenth birthday, his wealthy uncle Karel Chevalier gave him a paint set and an easel. An avid amateur painter himself, Chevalier gave his namesake some lessons in painting.
From 1940 to 1943, during the German occupation, Appel studied at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, and it was there he met the young painter Guillaume Corneille and, some years later, Constant; they became close friends for years.
Appel had his first show in Groningen in 1946. In 1949 he participated with the other CoBrA artists in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; this generated a huge scandal and many objections in the press and public. He was influenced by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and the French brute-art artist Jean Dubuffet. In 1947 he started sculpting with all kinds of used materials (in the technique of assemblage) and painted them in bright colors: white, red, yellow, blue, and black. He joined the Experimentele Groep in Holland together with the young Dutch painters Anton Rooskens...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Karel Appel Sculptures
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H 30.5 in W 28 in D 14 in
Flower Clown
By Karel Appel
Located in Malmo, SE
Free shipment worldwide.
Original sculpture 8 ex.
Provenance: Exposed at Stockholm Art Fair 1986.
Literature: H. Visser et R. Hagenberg, Karel Appel, The Complete Sculptures, New Y...
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1970s Contemporary Karel Appel Sculptures
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Flower Clown
By Karel Appel
Located in Malmo, SE
Free shipment worldwide.
Original sculpture 8 ex.
Provenance: Exposed at Stockholm Art Fair 1986.
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1970s Contemporary Karel Appel Sculptures
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Karel Appel, Floating Family
By Karel Appel
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original hand-painted multiple stone sculpture created by Karel Appel in 1976. It was published by Editions Press of San Francisco. This piece is hand signed by th...
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From the circus serie.
By Karel Appel
Located in Malmo, SE
Free shipment worldwide.
Edition of 13/25 ex.
Provenance: Exposed at Stockholm Art Fair 1986.
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Jumping Fox with Green Virgin
By Karel Appel
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- What is Karel Appel famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 19, 2025Karel Appel is famous for his influence on the world of fine art. He was a founding member of CoBrA, an art movement originating in Germany that strived to replicate and invoke a child’s approach to art. Within this movement, he created abstracted and simplified figures, often monsters and fractured depictions of people. Shop an assortment of Karel Appel art on 1stDibs.