# Karel Appel - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T05:06:37.858Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 3,201
- Lots with prices: 2,283
- First auction date: 1994-09-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-28
- Median realised price: $900
- Price range: $1 to $1,750,000

## Market Takeaway
Karel Appel shows very deep auction liquidity with 3,039 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $960. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 273 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($960\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $437 and $15,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 50.3% (1,091 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 20% (435 sales)
- $10,000\+: 29.7% (644 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 273
- Previous 12 months sales: 364
- Recent 12 months median: $600
- Previous 12 months median: $600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-24
- Days since latest sale: 25
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 476 lots
- Sotheby's: 213 lots
- RoGallery: 132 lots
- AAG Auctioneers: 107 lots
- Venduehuis der Notarissen: 97 lots
- Bonhams: 89 lots
- Artcurial: 62 lots
- Bernaerts Auctioneers: 51 lots
- Adams Amsterdam Auctions: 50 lots
- TGP Auction: 50 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-09 | Karel Appel \(Dutch 1921 \- 2006\). Musique Barbare \[Barbarian Music\], 1963. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-dutch-1921-2006-musique-barbare-barbarian-music-1963-178-c-2da1dd064a
2. 2026-01-04 | KAREL APPEL \(Holland, 1921\-2006\) Color Lithograph | Rivich Auction | $325
3. 2025-12-30 | KAREL APPEL \(1921 \- 2006\) \- "Untitled" \- giclee \- … | DEWIT Auctions | €400
4. 2025-12-27 | KAREL APPEL \(1921 \- 2006\) \- "Looking like green" \-… | DEWIT Auctions | €750
5. 2025-12-27 | KAREL APPEL \(1921 \- 2006\) \- "Untitled" \- litho \- g… | DEWIT Auctions | €850
6. 2025-12-27 | KAREL APPEL \(1921 \- 2006\) \- "Untitled" \- litho \- g… | DEWIT Auctions | €850
7. 2025-12-27 | KAREL APPEL \(1921 \- 2006\) \- "Untitled" \- litho \- g… | DEWIT Auctions | €1,200
8. 2025-12-27 | KAREL APPEL \(1921 \- 2006\) \- "Sunshine People" \- gr… | DEWIT Auctions | €2,000
9. 2025-12-27 | KAREL APPEL \(1921 \- 2006\) \- schaal in keramiek \- g… | DEWIT Auctions | €300
10. 2025-12-19 | Karel Appel \(Dutch, 1921\-2006\) Lithograph in Colors, 1970, 'Birds Flying Out', H 26" W 39.25" | DuMouchelles | $600
11. 2026-04-28 | Karel Appel Lithograph | Barry S. Slosberg Inc | $190 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-lithograph-7344a-c-24c1090698
12. 2026-04-28 | Karel Appel \- Running horse | Duran Arte y Subastas | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-running-horse-196-c-f72844a0f9
13. 2026-04-27 | Karel Appel \(1921\-2006\), 'With Justice for All', lithograph in colors, signed and numbered ea | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-with-justice-for-all-lithograph-in-colors-signed-and-numbered-ea-939-c-5129368e10
14. 2026-04-27 | Karel APPEL \(1921\-2006\), 'Snake', lithograph in color 74/160, signed | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-snake-lithograph-in-color-74-160-signed-938-c-f2edc34239
15. 2026-04-27 | Karel APPEL \(1921\-2006\), screen print, A beast drawn man 1961, signed and numbered ea | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | €800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-screen-print-a-beast-drawn-man-1961-signed-and-numbered-ea-937-c-8b2bc8d7d5
16. 2026-04-25 | KAREL APPEL \(1921\-2006\): 'KOOL LUKE SINGING HANDS/COOL HAND LUKE', SERIGRAPH IN COLOURS, ED. AP, \(1978\) | Coronari Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-kool-luke-singing-hands-cool-hand-luke-serigraph-in-colours-ed-ap-1978-853-c-77dc110adc
17. 2026-04-25 | KAREL APPEL \(1921\-2006\): UNTITLED, CRAYON ON PAPER WITH CORRESPONDENCE ON THE BACK, CA. 1963 | Coronari Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-untitled-crayon-on-paper-with-correspondence-on-the-back-ca-1963-852-c-1ee1c776d7
18. 2026-04-25 | KAREL APPEL 'FISH DINNER' LITHOGRAPH | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $180 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-fish-dinner-lithograph-70-c-240fe3b8fb
19. 2026-04-25 | KAREL APPEL \(1921\-2006\) 'APPEL'S CIRCUS' HARDCASE | Soulis Auctions | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-appel-s-circus-hardcase-279-c-61240102b1
20. 2026-04-25 | KAREL APPEL \(1921\-2006\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-pencil-signed-lithograph-266-c-367949233d
21. 2026-04-25 | KAREL APPEL \(1921\-2006\) SIGNED LITHOGRAPH W/ EMBOSSING | Soulis Auctions | $190 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-signed-lithograph-w-embossing-265-c-2beb95bfab
22. 2026-04-25 | KAREL APPEL \(1921\-2006\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-pencil-signed-lithograph-264-c-2bc24a91f2
23. 2026-04-25 | KAREL APPEL \(1921\-2006\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-pencil-signed-lithograph-260-c-675c96a228
24. 2026-04-25 | KAREL APPEL \(1921\-2006\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karel-appel-1921-2006-pencil-signed-lithograph-259-c-b976becbdd

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