Selected bibliography
| Year | Author | Title Sort ascending | Source | Details | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jespersen, Gunnar | Karel Appel, Cobra | Gyldendal, Copenhagen, 1974, pp. 129-132 | Article | |
| 1990 | Kuspit, Donald | Karel Appel's Significance in the History of Expressionism | (lecture for the exhibition If I Were a Bird, Gemeente Museum Den Haag, The Hague), 1990 (unpublished) | Miscellanious | |
| 1983 | Ginsberg, Allen & Mason, Marilynne | Karel Appel's Inner Lights | (interview), Northern Lights, Studies in Creativity, University of Maine at Presque Isle, Maine, 1983 |
Article | |
| 2008 | Kaiser, Franz-W. | Karel Appel – tekenaar | August 2008 (unpublished) | Miscellanious | |
| 2017 | Rio, Marie-Noël | Karel Appel un homme libre | Faites entrer l'infini | # 64, December 2017, pp. 20-39 |
Article |
| 1990 | Hagenberg, Ronald (ed.) | Karel Appel The Complete Sculptures | with texts by Alan Jones, Donald Kuspit, Carlo McCormick, Edition Lafayette, New York, 1990 | Monograph | |
| 2015 | Crochet, Alexander | Karel Appel s’effeuille au Centre Pompidou | Le Quotidien de l’Art | (review), # 930, October 27, 2015 | Article |
| 1994 | Kuspit, Donald | Karel Appel Sculpture. A Catalogue Raisonné | H. N. Abrams, New York, 1994 | Monograph | |
| 1995 | Pentz, Mimi | Karel Appel Sculpture | Artvoice | vol. 6, issue 2, January 18-31, 1995 | Article |
| 1964 | Claus, Hugo | Karel Appel Schilder | with foreword by Herbert Read, texts by Hugo Claus and poem by Lucebert (reprint from 1960), A.J.G. Strengholt, Mammoet Reeks # 25, Amsterdam, 1964 |
Monograph | |
| 1994 | Appel, Karel & Claus, Hugo & Fuchs, Rudi & Hunter, Sam & McCormick, Carlo | Karel Appel Retrospective | with texts by Karel Appel (reprint from 1971), Hugo Claus (reprint from 1962), Rudi Fuchs (reprint from 1990), Sam Hunter (reworked text from 1986), Carlo McCormick (reprint from 1990), exh. cat. The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, 1994 |
Catalogue | |
| 2016 | Kaiser, Franz-W. & Fuchs, Rudi & Ottmann, Klaus | Karel Appel Retrospectief / Karel Appel Retrospective | exh. cat. Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 2016 |
Catalogue | |
| 1968 | Alvard, Julien & Claus, Hugo & Dotremont, Christian & Looten, Emmanuel & Lupasco, Stéphane & Read, Herbert & Sandberg, Willem & Tapié, Michel | Karel Appel Reliefs 1966-1968 | with texts by Julien Alvard, Hugo Claus (reprint from 1965), Christian Dotremont (reprint from 1957), Emmanuel Looten (reprint from 1956), Stéphane Lupasco (reprint from 1961), Herbert Read (reprint from 1957), Willem Sandberg (reprint from 1962), Michel Tapié (reprint from 1953), exh. cat. Centre National d'Art Contemporain Paris, 1968 & Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam & Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels |
Catalogue | |
| 2008 | McCormick, Carlo | Karel Appel Reconsidered | Paperback, issue 2, 2008, p. 87-89 | Article | |
| 1991 | Serra, Catalina | Karel Appel Pintor | El Pais | September 27, 1991 | Article |
| 1988 | Ragon, Michel | Karel Appel Peinture 1937-57 / Karel Appel. The Early Years 1937-57 | Éditions Galilée, Paris, 1988. Co-published as Karel Appel. Schilderijen 1937-57, Meulenhoff, Amsterdam, 1988 | Monograph | |
| 1986 | Raynor, Vivien | Karel Appel paintings on show | New York Times | March 28, 1986 | Article |
| 1962 | Claus, Hugo | Karel Appel Painter | with foreword by Herbert Read, text by Hugo Claus, poem by Lucebert (reprint from 1960) and by Willem Sandberg, A. J. G. Strengholt, Amsterdam, 1962 |
Monograph | |
| 2004 | Hove, Jan van | Karel Appel over Vlaanderen, Rembrandt en de angst van de wereld | De Standaard | (interview), October 13, 2004, p. 25 | Article |
| 1971 | Appel, Karel & Alvard, Julien & Boudaille, George & Claus, Hugo & Dotremont, Christian & Vrijman, Jan | Karel Appel over Karel Appel | Triton Pers, Amsterdam, 1971 |
Monograph | |
| 1984 | Dypreau, Jean | Karel Appel ou le bel aujourd'hui | +/o | year XI, # 40 (June 1984), p. 13 |
Article |
| 1995 | Houts, Cathérine van | Karel Appel maakt van Zauberflöte vooral een visuele opera | Het Parool | November 15, 1995 | Article |
| 1988 | Hunter, Sam | Karel Appel In the Spirit of our Time | Arts Magazine | (January 1988)(reprint from 1986) | Article |
| 1981 | Karel Appel in New York | Haagsche Post | January 3, 1981 | Article | |
| 1981 | Vree, Freddy de | Karel Appel in Kunstforum | Kunstecho's | year 10, # 5 (September - October 1981) |
Article |
| 2007 | Hartog Jager, Hans den | Karel Appel in Essentie | Athaneum-Polak & Van Gennep, Amsterdam, 2007 | Monograph | |
| 1991 | Wingen, Ed | Karel Appel heeft het licht gezien | Kunstbeeld | vol. 15, # 2 (February 1991), pp. 23-26 | Article |
| 1998 | Houts, Cathérine van | Karel Appel groet de gekken | Het Parool | November 21, 1998 | Article |
| 1991 | Spiegel, Olga | Karel Appel entre lo grotesco y lo ludico | La Vanguardia | September 22, 1991 | Article |
| 1980 | Impe, Marc van | Karel Appel en de spanning tussen rood en blauw | Nieuwsnet | (interview), week 32, August 9, 1980 |
Article |
| 1987 | Dobbels, Daniel | Karel Appel du vide | La Liberation | August 11, 1987, p. 24 | Article |
| 1987 | Beeren, Wim & Claus, Hugo & Hunter, Sam & Martin, Rupert | Karel Appel Dipinti, Sculpture e Collagi | with foreword by Rudi Fuchs, texts by Wim Beeren (reprint from 1982), Hugo Claus (reprint from 1962), Sam Hunter (reprint from 1986), Rupert Martin (reprint from exh. cat. Arnolfini Gallery, 1986), exh. cat. Castello di Rivoli, Turin, 1987 |
Catalogue | |
| 1991 | Depondt, Paul | Karel Appel de retour aux Pays-Bas | Septentrion | year 20, # 1, 1991 | Article |
| 2019 | Kaiser, Franz-W. | Karel Appel dans la France glorieuse | exh. cat. Figures et paysages, Almine Rech, Paris, 2019 |
Catalogue | |
| 1991 | Kuspit, Donald | Karel Appel at the Gemeentemuseum | Artforum International | (review) (March 1991), p. 145 | Article |
| 1993 | Dannatt, Adrian | Karel Appel at André Emmerich Gallery | ARTnews | (review), vol. 92, # 3 (March 1993) | Article |
| 1993 | Kuspit, Donald | Karel Appel at André Emmerich Gallery | Artforum International | (review) # 6 (February 1993), p. 96 | Article |
| 1965 | Hoffmann, Edith | Karel Appel at Amsterdam | The Burlington Magazine | vol. 107, # 750 (September 1965), pp. 484-482 | Article |
| 1998 | Gachnang, Johannes | Karel Appel a villa Medici | Carte d'Arte Internazionale | Gachnang, Johannes, et al (winter 1998/99) |
Article |
| 1987 | Verdet, André | Karel Appel à Nice | Cimaise | # 190, (September - October 1987) | Article |
| 1990 | Haak, Bregtje van der | Karel Appel 50 jaar schildersdrift | Beelding | (interview), # 10 (December 1990 - January 1991) | Article |
| 1987 | Claus, Hugo & Dotremont, Christian & Lambert, Jean-Clarence & Looten, Emmanuel & Lucebert & Tapíe, Michel & Towarnicki, Frédéric, de | Karel Appel 40 Ans de Peinture, Sculpture & Dessin | with multiple texts/reprints by Hugo Claus, Christian Dotremont, Jeanc-Clarence Lambert, Emmanuel Looten, Lucebert, Michel Tapié, Frédéric de Towarnicki and many others, Éditions Galilée, Paris, 1987 |
Monograph | |
| 2011 | Hartog Jager, Hans den & Kuspit, Donald | Karel Appel & Van Gogh | with introduction by Rebecca Nelemans, exh. cat. Vincent van Gogh Huis, Zundert, The Netherlands, 2011 |
Catalogue | |
| 1992 | Cotter, Holland | Karel Appel | New York Times | review, December 25, 1992 | Article |
| 1992 | Thorn-Petit, Liliane | Karel Appel | (excerpt from interview for RTL Television, Luxembourg), Portraits d’artistes, Editions Serpenoise, Metz, 1992 | Article | |
| 1953 | Claus, Hugo & Tapié, Michel | Karel Appel | Palais des Beaux-Arts | exh. cat. Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1953 |
Catalogue |
| 1955 | Tapié, Michel | Karel Appel | with poems by Emmanuel Looten, Hugo Claus, exh. cat. Galerie Rive Droite, Paris & Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 1955 |
Catalogue | |
| 1958 | Sandberg, Willem | Karel Appel | exh. cat. Galerie Änne Abels, Cologne, 1958 |
Catalogue | |
| 1959 | Neuburg, Hans | Karel Appel | exh. cat. Galerie Charles Lienhard, Zürich, 1959 |
Catalogue | |
| 1960 | Looten, Emmanuel | Karel Appel | exh. cat. Galerie Rive Droite, Paris, 1960 |
Catalogue |