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arel Appel (1921 Amsterdam - 2006 Zurich Switzerland) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, draftsman and poet. Karel Appel is considered a prominent exponent of expressionism from the second half of the twentieth century. His name will also always be associated with the CoBrA group (Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam), which drastically renewed painting. Karel Appel, also according to himself, never paints abstraction, although his work does approach it strongly. There are always recognizable figures to be discovered, whether these are people, animals or suns. In addition to paintings, he makes gouaches, lithographs and brightly colored sculptures and reliefs of wood, aluminum and polyester.