Karel Appel
Painting, Visual Artist
1921 – 2006
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Who was Karel Appel?
Christiaan 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.
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1921
Amsterdam - Also known as
- Appel, Karel
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Education
- Royal Academy
- Lived in
- Amsterdam
- Died
- May 3, 2006
Zürich - Resting place
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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