Karel Appel - Litho, Thought's Boomerang, ingelijst. - Sold

Karel Appel LITHO "Thought's Boomerang" Limited Edition. Dimensions: H. 61 x W. 44. cm. Framed: H. 90 x W. 70 Technique: Lithograph in colour, numbered 289/1000 Signed signature is also printed. Lithograph by Karel Appel from 2000,
The Dutch painter, sculptor and poet Karel Appel was born on April 25, 1921 in Amsterdam. He was the son of a hairdresser and, after an argument with his father, enrolled at the National Academy of Fine Arts. During the Second World War, Appel met Corneille during his education. Paris After the war, Karel Appel traveled with Corneille to Liège and later to Paris. In 1947, Appel also got to know Constant. Appel, Corneille and Constant exhibited in 1948 at art dealership Santee Landweer in Amsterdam. In July 1948 Karel Appel was one of the founders of the Dutch Experimental Group and in November 1948 he was involved in the establishment of Cobra.
Cobra Initially in the Netherlands and later also in the rest of the world, Karel Appel became the figurehead of the Cobra movement. The term "I just mess around" was used in a negative sense by opponents of Appel's expressive style, but it does indicate how Karel Appel worked: he grabbed a subject and arrived at a result while working. In the 1940s and 1950s Karel Appel's work caused fierce debate. His mural 'Questioning Children', painted in 1949 in the canteen of the Amsterdam town hall, soon disappeared behind wallpaper, because indignant officials were disturbed during lunch.