Karel Appel Artist

Christiaan Karel Appel (pronounced [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈkaːrəl ˈɑpəl] (13px ); 25 April 1921 – 3 May 2006) 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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Appel Christiaan Karel (full name)
Birth date	April 25, 1921
Birth place	Amsterdam , Netherlands
Nationality	Netherlands
Date of death	May 03, 2006
Place of death	Switzerland , Zürich

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Artist

Field of work	Poetry Sculpture Painting
Influenced by	Pablo Picasso Jean Dubuffet Henri Matisse
Movement	COBRA (avant-garde movement) Experimentele Groep in Holland
training at	Rijksakademie