KAREL APPEL "PAINTED BOOK" 1980 unique art And how clever is it

And how clever is it to encounter a mirror

30"H 24"W (canvas)

they championed their hometown of London

challenging the white male gaze and defying racial stereotypes of both subservience and objectification

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KAREL APPEL "PAINTED BOOK" 1980 unique art And how clever is itKarel 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