Karel AppelDutch, 1921–2006Blauwe kop
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Gedeformeerd figuur tegen een blauw fond.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-2010-221-1524
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Karel Appel
The whole life1959
Grand Prize at the São Paulo Biennial
Appel received the Grand Prize at the São Paulo Biennial.
11 July 1959 – 11 October 1959
Exhibition: Documenta II
1960
Guggenheim International Award
Appel received the Guggenheim Foundation's International Award at 39 for “Woman with Bouquet”, painted two years earlier, becoming the youngest artist ever to win it.
1964
Buys a château near Auxerre
Appel bought a château near Auxerre. He also lived for long periods in New York, Florence and Zurich; international recognition followed, with exhibitions of his work in many countries.
28 June 1964 – 6 October 1964
Exhibition: Documenta III
1970s
Turns to sculpture
From the 1970s Appel favored sculpture, which gave him more freedom to work with form, using wood, aluminum, polyurethane and other materials.
