KAREL APPEL "SOLDIER & BIRD", 1980 chuck close limited edition and improvisational nature of jazz

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KAREL APPEL "SOLDIER & BIRD", 1980 chuck close limited edition and improvisational nature of jazzKarel Appel (19212006) was an important abstract painter and one of the founders of the COBRA movement. Born in Amsterdam in 1921, the artist was influenced by avant garde masters such as Pablo Picasso and Jean Dubuffet. Their influences and contributions to the evolution to 20th century abstraction are visible in Appels canvases throughout his career. In 1948, Appel, along with fellow artists living and working in Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam,