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Karel Appel
1921 – 2006
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryChristiaan Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement CoBrA in 1948. He was also an avid sculptor and has had works featured in MoMA and other museums worldwide.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 25, 1921
Amsterdam
Date of death
May 3, 2006
Zurich
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Occupations & fields
paintersculptorprintmakermuralistillustratorpoet
Awards & honours
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands LionZilveren Anjer
Notable works
The DiscoveryAnti-Robot
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