KAREL APPEL "PAINTED BOOK" 1980 unique art 30"H 24"W (canvas)

30"H 24"W (canvas)

permeating in their minds long after they've disengaged from active looking

And how clever is it to encounter a mirror

creating a composition that is both expressive and calculated

National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo)

KAREL APPEL "PAINTED BOOK" 1980 unique art 30"H 24"W (canvas)Karel Appel (1921 2006) was an important contributor sddisruptor in the evolution of 20th century abstraction and one of the founders of the COBRA movement. Appel grew up in Amsterdam and was influenced by avant garde masters such as Pablo Picasso and Jean Dubuffet. Their influences are visible in Appels creations throughout his career. In 1948, Appel, along with fellow artists (living and working in Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam) founded the