Boca Raton Museum of Art
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501 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
501 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
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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
Karel Christiaan Appel - Artist Info
About Karel Christiaan Appel: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (12)
All MuseumsCanton Museum of Art
1001 Market Avenue North
Canton, OH 44702Flint Institute of Arts
1120 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, CUNY
450 Klapper Hall,
6530 Kissena Blvd
Flushing, NY 11367Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum
8888 University Drive West
Burnaby, BC BC V5A 1S6
CanadaMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Neuberger Museum of Art
Suny, Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10128Tate Modern/Tate Gallery, London
Bankside
Se1 9Tg
London, United KingdomThe Grace Museum
102 Cypress Street
Abilene, TX 79601University of Wyoming Art Museum
Centennial Complex
2111 Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071