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Biography |
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1921 |
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Born in Amsterdam |
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1940 - 1943 |
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Studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam |
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1948 |
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Founds the Cobra Group |
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1950 |
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Moves to Paris |
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1954 |
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Received the UNESCO Prize at the Venice Biennale of 1954 |
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1958 |
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Becomes an internationally recognized artist |
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2006 |
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Died on May 3 |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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Tegnedigte, maleord og logegrammer, Carl-Henning Pedersen of Else Affelts Museum, Herning |
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2008 |
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Modern Prints - Klassische Moderne bis Pop Art, Galerie Proarta, Zurich |
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2008 |
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Action Painting, Foundation Beyeler, Riehen |
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2007 |
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100 x Kunst, Galleri Profilen, Aarhus |
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2007 |
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1-2-3- The Collection in Focus, Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art - Budapest, Budapest |
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2006 |
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Obra Grafica, N2 galeria, Barcelona |
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2005 |
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LAAC: expo Collection 2..., LAAC - Lieu d'Art et Action Contemporaraine de Dunkerque, Dunkerque |
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2004 |
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Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles |
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2002 |
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Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna. |
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2001 |
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Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. |
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1960 |
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Guggenheim Museum New York |
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Literature |
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2003 |
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Donald Kuspit, Rudi Fuchs et Johannes Gachnang, Karel Appel, L’art psychopathologique : dessins et gouaches 1948 – 1950 – Ides et Calendes, 2003 |
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2001 |
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Karel Appel, Pastorale Chiaroscuro - Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Rotterdam, 2001 |
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1994 |
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Donald Kuspit, Karel Appel Sculpture : A Catalogue raisonné - Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1994 |
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1988 |
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Michel Ragon, Karel Appel : Peinture 1937 – 1957 - Galilée, Paris, 1988 |
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