Selected bibliography
| Year | Author | Title | Source | Details | Type Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Misar, Grete | Alterswerk eines Giganten | Die Furche | December 7, 1995 | Article |
| 2004 | Kuspit, Donald | The decline of the cult of the unconscious: running on empty | The End of Art, Camebridge, 2004, pp. 89-142 | Article | |
| 1987 | Verhofstad, Juliette | Appelbar, 1951 | Op het tweede gezicht | a bulletin published by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, March 1987, pp. 203-206 | Article |
| 1993 | Bakker, Jan-Hendrik | Karel Appel. Ik ben 72 en begin helemaal opnieuw | Haagsche Courant | February 16, 1993 | Article |
| 1995 | Pasini, Roberto | Appel | L'Informale: Stati Uniti, Europa, Italia | CLUEB, Bologna, Italy, 1995, pp. 274-276 | Article |
| 2004 | Monnin, Francoise | Karel Appel, un bricoleur artiste | Connaisance des Arts | # 621 (November 2004), pp. 52 – 59 | Article |
| 1971 | Jespersen, Gunnar | Musik er min inspiration | Berlingske Tidende | Article | |
| 1993 | Dannatt, Adrian | Karel Appel at André Emmerich Gallery | ARTnews | (review), vol. 92, # 3 (March 1993) | Article |
| 1946 | Klinkenberg, H | Karel Appel | Palaestra. Maandblad voor jonge kunstenaars | year 1, # 3 (December 1946), p. 17 |
Article |
| 1962 | Gans, Louis | La Contribution Hollandaise au développement international de l’art depuis 1945 | Vie des Arts: Revue Canadienne Trimestrielle | (autmn 1962), pp. 21-27 | Article |
| 1995 | Pentz, Mimi | Karel Appel Sculpture | Artvoice | vol. 6, issue 2, January 18-31, 1995 | Article |
| 2004 | Pietrzak, Brigitte & Villemur, Frédérique | L’Expérience matiériste | Paul Facchetti: Le studio. Art informel at abstraction Lyrique, Actes Sud, Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône), 2004, pp. 56-85 |
Article | |
| 1957 | Doelman, Cornelis | Karel Appel. L'aventure de la sensation extasiée | Quadrum. Revue internationale d’art moderne | # 3, 1957, pp. 41-48 |
Article |
| 1993 | Houts, Cathérine van | Appel: ik twijfel tot de laatste lik | Het Parool | February 16, 1993 | Article |
| 1991 | Barten, Walter | Verftube als raket | Financieel Dagblad | January 14, 1991 | Article |
| 1995 | Steiner, Bertram Karl | Geschöpft aus der Ursuppe der Avantgarde | Kärntner Tageszeitung | November 29, 1995 | Article |
| 1957 | George, Waldemar | Karel Appel: Le Hollandais volant | Prisme des Arts | # 15 (1957-58), pp.41-43 | Article |
| 1973 | Bibeb | Karel Appel: Mijn LSD is m’n verf | Vrij Nederland | December 22, 1973 | Article |
| 1993 | Kuspit, Donald | Karel Appel at André Emmerich Gallery | Artforum International | (review) # 6 (February 1993), p. 96 | Article |
| 2000 | Brouwer, Aart | Nationale wildeman. Profiel: Karel Appel | De Groene Amsterdammer | September 16, 2000 | Article |
| 1991 | Blom, Ansuya | Einfach Kompliziert | Kunst- en Museumjournaal | # 5 (February 1991) | Article |
| 1988 | Armengaud, Françoise | Entretien avec Karel Appel | Titres | (interview), Edition Meridiens Klincksieck, Paris, series «Esthétique», 1988, pp. 143-157 | Article |
| 2021 | Fuchs, Rudi | De pop van Appel | De Groene Amsterdammer | September 2, 2021 |
Article |
| 1957 | Rouve, Pierre | Of Appel and Tradition | Art News and Review (April 1957) | Article | |
| 1993 | Vrijman, Jan | Joop Colson, bohémien en regent | Groeneveld, herinneringen aan een landhuis in Baarn. 1946-1961, Hermen Molendijk Stichting / Centrum Beeldende Kunst Amersfoort, 1993 | Article | |
| 2000 | Ellenbroek, Willem | De handen van Appel | de Volkskrant magazine | # 54, September 9, 2000 | Article |
| 1991 | Bode, Ursula | Eine Substanz die Wärme transportiert | Süddeutsche Zeitung | # 167, July 22, 1991 | Article |
| 2010 | Berne, Eva van | Samenwerking of werken in opdracht? Naoorlogse projecten van J.J.P. Oud met monumentale kunst van Karel Appel | Kunstlicht | year 31, # ¾ (2010) | Article |
| 1988 | Cabanne, Pierre | Karel Appel. Haute tension | Elle | # 2238, November 28, 1988 | Article |
| 1974 | Kelly, Mary Lou | Modern Masters' ‘Primal Images’ | The Christian Science Monitor | Article | |
| 2000 | Jansen, Bert | Dynamische jeugdigheid: Nieuw, meeslepend werk van Karel Appel in Stedelijk Museum | Het Financieele Dagblad | July 8, 2000 | Article |
| 1985 | Dank, Ralf | Aus dem Chaos wächst das Bild | Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger | (interview), # 229/20, October 3, 1985, p. 20 | Article |
| 1991 | Borras, Maria Lluïsa | La pintura como grito de pasión | La Vanguardia | October 8, 1991 | Article |
| 2010 | Bozal, Valeriano | Karel Appel, Le cheval mourant, 1956 | B’09, Bilbao Fine Arts Bulletin | November 2010, pp. 255-300 |
Article |
| 1949 | Voskuil, J.J. | Een omstreden wandschildering | Kroniek van Kunst en Kultuur | year 10, # 6 (June 1949) |
Article |
| 1989 | Hahn, Otto | Peinture à la tronçonneuse | L'Express | # 1952, December 2-8, 1988 | Article |
| 2000 | Kayzer, Wim | Karel Appel. Je bent er en je bent er niet | Het boek van de schoonheid en de troost | Uitgeverij Contact, Amsterdam/Antwerp, 2000, pp. 158-166 | Article |
| 1985 | Flomenhaft, Eleanor | Karel Appel | The Roots and Developments of Cobra Art, Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, 1985, pp. 73-91 | Article | |
| 1991 | Bufill, Juan | La realidad de Karel Appel | ABC | October 24, 1991 | Article |
| 2010 | Fuchs, Rudi | Fluwelige zachtheid | De Groene Amsterdammer | August 5, 2010, p. 43 | Article |
| 1963 | Elsken, Ed van der | Karel Appel. Ein Bildbericht mit 1 Farbphoto und 8 Schwarzweissaufnahmen | Du | year 23, # 271 (September 1963) |
Article |
| 1988 | Hunter, Sam | Karel Appel In the Spirit of our Time | Arts Magazine | (January 1988)(reprint from 1986) | Article |
| 1958 | Alloway, Lawrence | London Exhibitions | Art International | vol. 2, # 8 (November 1958) | Article |
| 1975 | Kramer, Hilton | No one denies that painting is a material medium | (review), New York Times, September 20, 1975 | Article | |
| 2000 | Lamorée, Jhim | Het interview: Karel Appel | PS van de week | (supplement to Het Parool), September 2, 2000, pp. 16-20 | Article |
| 1985 | Kuspit, Donald | Atomic Weather: Karel Appel | Art in America | # 4 (April 1985), pp. 160-163 | Article |
| 1991 | Depondt, Paul | Karel Appel de retour aux Pays-Bas | Septentrion | year 20, # 1, 1991 | Article |
| 2010 | Volpato, Elena | Karel Appel | Ten Years and Beyond. The Collection of the Fondazione per l'Arte Moderne e Contemporanea - CRT for Turin and Piedmont, Archive Books, Berlin, 2010, pp. 110-111 | Article | |
| 1950 | Dotremont, Christian | L’affaire Appel | Le petit cobra, # 3 | Brussels (spring 1950) |
Article |
| 1963 | Gans, Louis | De mythe van Karel Appel’s ’anrotzooien’ | Album Discipulorum aangeboden aan Professor Dr J.G. Van Gelder, Haentjes Dekker & Gumbert, Utrecht, February 27, 1963, pp. 179-185 | Article |