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1921 Amsterdam, Holland - 2006 Zurich, Switzerland. Known for: Fantasy animal painting, abstraction.
Karel Appel was a painter born on April 25, 1921 in Amsterdam, Holland; his father was a barber. He studied at the Royal Academy in Amsterdam in 1940-43. Appel sought to develop an impulsive formal... Read full biography
Karel Appel was a painter born on April 25, 1921 in Amsterdam, Holland; his father was a barber. He studied at the Royal Academy in Amsterdam in 1940-43. Appel sought to develop an impulsive formal language based on life, in reaction to geometric academicism. He even founded with others an... Read full biography
Karel Appel was a painter born on April 25, 1921 in Amsterdam, Holland; his father was a barber. He studied at the Royal Academy in Amsterdam in 1940-43. Appel sought to develop an impulsive formal language based on life, in reaction to geometric academicism. He even founded with others an experimental group. In Paris in 1949, he focused on mastering creative power and did canvases that "look like they were done in a rage". (Schatz) An action painter, Appel gives full rein to his violent... Read full biography
Karel Appel was a painter born on April 25, 1921 in Amsterdam, Holland; his father was a barber. He studied at the Royal Academy in Amsterdam in 1940-43. Appel sought to develop an impulsive formal language based on life, in reaction to geometric academicism. He even founded with others an experimental group. In Paris in 1949, he focused on mastering creative power and did canvases that "look like they were done in a rage". (Schatz) An action painter, Appel gives full rein to his violent expressionism in numerous mural compositions and in stained glass windows. In 1958, Appel established residence in Paris, and in 1959 he came to New York, where he now spends half the year. He won the UNESCO prize at the Venice Biennale in 1952, in 1956... Read full biography
Karel Appel was a painter born on April 25, 1921 in Amsterdam, Holland; his father was a barber. He studied at the Royal Academy in Amsterdam in 1940-43. Appel sought to develop an impulsive formal language based on life, in reaction to geometric academicism. He even founded with others an experimental group. In Paris in 1949, he focused on mastering creative power and did canvases that "look like they were done in a rage". (Schatz) An action painter, Appel gives full rein to his violent expressionism in numerous mural compositions and in stained glass windows. In 1958, Appel established residence in Paris, and in 1959 he came to New York, where he now spends half the year. He won the UNESCO prize at the Venice Biennale in 1952, in 1956 the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam commissioned a large public mural from him which was accepted af... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Airbrush
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Aluminum/Aluminium
- •Aquatint
- •Art Pottery
- •Assemblage
- •Bronze
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Enamel Paint
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Plaster
- •Resin
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Mural Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Kootz Gallery, New York City
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale
Art Movement
- •COBRA Artist
Exhibition of Museum
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting