In 1949 Karel Appel completed a fresco for the cafeteria of the city hall in Amsterdam, which created such controversy that it was covered for ten years.
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"Karel Appel was born on April 25, 1921, in Amsterdam. From 1940 to 1943 he studied at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. In 1946 his first solo show was held at Het Beerenhuis in Groningen, Appel was influenced first by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, then by Jean Dubuffet. He was a member of the Nederlandse Experimentele Groep and established the COBRA movement in 1948 with Constant, Corneille, and others"
Karel Schleichert's birth name is Karel Loukodolsk.
Karel Effa's birth name is Karel Effenberger.
Karel Acosta's birth name is Karel Costa-Armas.
Karel Appel's birth name is Christiaan Karel Appel.
Karel Kryl's birth name is Karel Jan Kryl.
Karel Petrů was born in 1891.
Karel Petrů died in 1949.
Karel Sott was born in 1881.
Karel Spelina was born in 1896.
Karel Spelina died in 1966.
Karel Acosta is 5' 9".
Karel Plicka died in 1987.