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Karel Appel Paintings

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.
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Artist: Karel Appel
Figure Composition, Faces
By Karel Appel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Karel Appel is internationally recognized and collected for this subject matter in particular. Preferable to have the faces, this piece has rich color and presence. Good value and ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Karel Appel Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Figures, Abstracted Faces
By Karel Appel
Located in Greenwich, CT
A large and impressive Karel Appel of his most desirable subject, abstracted faces. Very difficult to find a work of this size and impact by the artist. Often the faces are not as ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Karel Appel Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Oil

The Archer Serie
By Karel Appel
Located in Malmo, SE
The Archer Serie. 1989. Artwork size: 40 x 51 cm. Frame size 50 x 60 x 4 cm. Provenance: Marisa del Re Gallery, New York. Private collection, Sweden. Free shipment worldwide. K...
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1980s Contemporary Karel Appel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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A Street in Amsterdam
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From "Paysages Humains" 1961
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