Karel Appel
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personDutch, 1921–2006
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Paintings: $53.8K medianWorks on paper: $15.5K medianSculpture/objects: $4.6K medianPhotographs: $10.8K medianEditioned prints: $768 medianBooks/portfolios: $4.8K medianUnclassified lots: $13.2K medianEditioned objects: $630 median
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Prizes & Awards1

Guggenheim International Award
Winner 1960
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Education1

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Publications4

Exhibition Catalog 4

Skira · 2018
Hatje Cantz · 2013
Hatje Cantz · 2008
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Recent News8

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Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in Pasadena presents "Pasadena: L.A.'s Art Legacy," an exhibition opening June 7 and running through August 29. Featuring nearl…
exhibitionsJun 3, 2026
The New Museum in New York has opened "New Humans: Memories of the Future," an exhibition curated by Chief Curator Massimiliano Gioni that explores a …
exhibitionsMay 5, 2026
The article lists the best art exhibitions opening in Miami in May, including group shows at Voloshyn Gallery featuring musicians Brian Eno and Malibu…
exhibitionsApr 30, 2026
Philippe Dagen has published the third and final volume of his series on primitivism, covering the period from World War II to the late 1970s. The boo…
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New York City’s gallery scene is set for a major wave of activity between March 10 and March 15, 2026, with dozens of new exhibitions opening across M…
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The Rijksmuseum, the national museum of the Netherlands in Amsterdam, has announced a partnership with the municipality of Eindhoven to build a satell…
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Albright College, a liberal arts institution in Reading, Pennsylvania, is selling its entire art collection of mostly works on paper to address a $20 …
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Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, is quietly selling off the Freedman Gallery collection, which includes works by Romare Bearden, Salvador Da…
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Past Exhibitions3

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Karel Appel: Variations on a Theme

Karel Appel

Bleibtreustraße 45, 10623 Berlin, Germany

Mar 5, 2026 — Apr 17, 2026

Karel Appel | Toscana

Karel Appel

Via della Scala 35/a

May 4, 2024 — Aug 2, 2024

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Art Fair Appearances5

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2023
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2022
TEFAF New York — New York
2019
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2014
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Mar 5, 2026
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May 4, 2024
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TEFAF Maastricht 2023
Mar 11, 2023
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TEFAF Maastricht 2022
Jun 25, 2022
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TEFAF New York 2019
Nov 1, 2019
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EXPO CHICAGO 2018
Sep 27, 2018
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The Armory Show 2014
Mar 6, 2014
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Karel Appel dies
Jan 1, 2006
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Guggenheim International Award 1960
Dec 1, 1960
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Karel Appel born
Jan 1, 1921
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