Karel Appel Figurative Prints
Dutch, 1921-2006
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Artist: Karel Appel
L'Âne Trop Paisible Pour Les Enfants Cruels /// Karel Appel Color Woodcut COBRA
By Karel Appel
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921-2006)
Title: "L'Âne Trop Paisible Pour Les Enfants Cruels (A Donkey Too Gentle for the Cruel Children)" (Plate 19)
Portfolio: Circus (Volume II)
*Si...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Engraving, Woodcut
Karel Appel, Little Boy, color lithograph, hand signed and numbered COBRA artist
By Karel Appel
Located in New York, NY
"Little Boy" - charming 1960s silkscreen rarely seen on the market would look perfect in a child's room - or in any room in the house!
Karel Appel
Little ...
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1960s Modern Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
See me running again - Lithograph -1978 - Handsigned - 172/175 - Modern abstract
By Karel Appel
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Karel Appel. Title: See me running again by Appel Series.
Technology: Lithograph.
Published by Atelier Dumas of New York, U.S.A.
Paper size format: 76 x 56 cm. Year: 1978.
Framed...
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1970s Abstract Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Composition II
By Karel Appel
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Whimsical in nature, the exuberant application of color captures a quality of spontaneity and experimentation. Famous for the "Dupe of Being" in which he strives to combine the tragi...
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1970s Modern Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
HAPPY IN PINK Signed Lithograph, Abstract Figure, Black Yellow Red Lavender Aqua
By Karel Appel
Located in Union City, NJ
HAPPY IN PINK is an original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid...
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1970s Abstract Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Floating Silver Passion
By Karel Appel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mixed media silkscreen by Karel Appel from 1975. An expressionist style image of a brightly colored figure over a silver, reflective underlay.
Artist: Karel Appel, Dutch (1921 - ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Moving the Wind, Karel Appel
By Karel Appel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Karel Appel (1921-2006)
Title: Moving the Wind
Year: 1974
Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset paper
Edition: 88/110, plus proofs
Size: 27 x 39.25 inches
Condition: Good
Inscriptio...
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1970s Pop Art Karel Appel Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Sprong in de Lente (Deux Personnages)
By Karel Appel
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Sprong in de Lente (Deux Personnages)
Color lithograph, 1963
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil (see photos)
Edition: 25
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil
Printed on Arches pape...
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1960s Abstract Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
BLACK FACE
By Karel Appel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
KAREL APPEL (1921 - 2006)
BLACK FACE, 1969
Lithograph in colors signed in pencil. Edition 26/75, Image: 19 3/4 x 25 1/4, sheet: 22 x 30 inches. Just hint of a mat line
Appel was a member of the Cobra art movement
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1960s Expressionist Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Karel Appel, Miss World First Class Pretty, Lithograph Signed 85/100 1 Cent Life
By Karel Appel
Located in New York, NY
Karel Appel
Miss World First Class Pretty (Deluxe hand signed edition of the 1 Cent Life Portfolio, from the estate of artist Robert Indiana), 1964
Lithograph splayed across two sheets on wove paper (Hand signed by Karel Appel)
Pencil signed on the lower right front; numbered 85/100 on the portfolio colophon
Frame included
Floated and framed in a museum quality wood frame with UV plexiglass., bearing the colophon with the edition number page on the back
Measurements:
Frame:
20.25 x 27 x 1.25 inches
Print:
16 x 23 inches
This lithograph was part of the complete portfolio acquired from the estate of Pop Artist Robert Indiana, who also contributed a work to the portfolio. Documented prints from the hand signed edition of 100 rarely appear on the market. This is one of them. The work is pencil signed by Karel Appel on the front and all of the prints are unnumbered, as the complete portfolio is numbered on the colophon page - a copy of which is included for provenance.
(There was also an unsigned edition of 2000)
Chinese American artist and writer Walasse Ting, in collaboration with Sam Francis, assembled a group of the most significant Pop and Abstract Expressionist artists in America, including Andy Warhol, along with the European COBRA artists to create the definitive artistic portfolio of lithographs with accompanying text by Walasse Ting. The Deluxe edition, which features hand signed prints, was published in a limited edition of only 100. This is one of them. Of the 100, editions numbered 60-100, or 40 portfolios, were reserved exclusively for Artists & Collaborators. This hand signed Karel Appel lithograph...
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1960s Surrealist Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Big Head Coming Down, Karel Appel
By Karel Appel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Karel Appel (1921-2006)
Title: Big Head Coming Down
Year: 1980
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 15/175, plus proofs
Size: 21.75 x 29.75 inches
Condition: Good
Insc...
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1980s Pop Art Karel Appel Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
WALKING WITH MY BIRD Signed Lithograph, Figurative Abstract, CoBrA Artist
By Karel Appel
Located in Union City, NJ
WALKING WITH MY BIRD is an original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel printed using hand lithography techniques on Arches paper, 100% acid free. WALKING WITH...
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1970s Abstract Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Another Blue Head Again, Karel Appel
By Karel Appel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Karel Appel (1921-2006)
Title: Another Blue Head Again
Year: 1980
Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper
Edition: 127/175, plus proofs
Size: 21.75 x 29.75 inches
Condition: Excel...
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1980s Pop Art Karel Appel Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Salto Sobre La Cabeza
By Karel Appel
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Karel Appel
Title: Salto Sobre La Cabeza
Year: 1988
Medium: Etching with aquatint
Signed and dated '88, numbered 5/60 in pencil
Dimensions: 19.25" x 4.5"
Provenance: Gallery ...
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1980s Expressionist Karel Appel Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
MOVING IN THE NIGHT Signed Lithograph, Figurative Abstract, Blue, Yellow, Orange
By Karel Appel
Located in Union City, NJ
MOVING IN THE NIGHT is a rarely seen original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel printed using hand lithography techniques on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free. MOVING IN THE NIGHT is a fiercely imaginative, multicolored figurative abstract expressed...
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1970s Abstract Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Vibrant Abstract Cat Edition of 100
By Karel Appel
Located in Houston, TX
Vibrant abstract lithograph of a cat by artist Karel Appel in 1969. Edition of 100. Signed and dated by artist in lower right corner. Marked E.A., or "épreuve d’artiste", which is th...
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1960s Abstract Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
UNTITLED (FROM TANTRIKA 1)
By Karel Appel
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From Tantrika 1 portfolio. Color lithograph on Arches paper. Frame size approx 39 x 31 inches From the roman numeral edition of X (10). Cer...
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1980s Contemporary Karel Appel Figurative Prints
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Paper, Lithograph
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Karel Appel figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Karel Appel figurative prints available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of figurative prints to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple, blue, pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Karel Appel in lithograph, screen print, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Karel Appel figurative prints, so small editions measuring 15 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Francis Bacon, Reuven Rubin, and Frank Arnold. Karel Appel figurative prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $750 and tops out at $10,000, while the average work can sell for $2,360.
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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.