Selected bibliography
| Year | Author | Title | Source | Details | Type Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hess, Ewa | Ich erfinde die Welt... | Berner Zeitung | (interview), October 14, 1995 | Article |
| 2002 | Bandini, Mireille | Situationism. The Situationist Utopia | in Achille Bonito Oliva, Art Tribes, Skira, Milan, 2002 | Article | |
| 1987 | Lambert, Jean-Clarence | Karel Appel: la terre | La revue de'l'Opéra de Paris | # 47 (April 1987), pp. 16-19 | Article |
| 1961 | Boudaille, George | Appel | Cimaise | series VIII, # 3 (September - October 1961) | Article |
| 2008 | Wijnberg, Louise | Watergevoelige olieverfschilderijen: werkwijze van Jasper Johns en Karel Appel | kM: materiaaltechnische informatie over beeldende kunst | # 66, 2008 |
Article |
| 1984 | Tuyl, Gijs van | The comeback of an authentic painter | Metropolis M | # 4 (September - October 1984) | Article |
| 1990 | Klaster, Jan Bart | De Rambo van de beeldende kunst | Het Parool | December 15, 1990 | Article |
| 1955 | Vrijman, Jan | Appel rolt ver van de stam: Portret van Karel Appel | Vrij Nederland | January 29, 1955, p. 3 |
Article |
| 1995 | Honnef, Klaus | Eine Welt ohne Zwang | Künstler, Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartskunst | series «Künstlermonografien» vol. 32, # 26, 1995/4, Verlage Weltkunst und Bruckmann, Munich, 1995 | Article |
| 2002 | Schumacher, Rogier | Karel Appel, z.t., 1970 | Beelden in Rotterdam | Uitgeverij 010, Rotterdam, 2002, pp. 124-125 |
Article |
| 1987 | Ratcliff, Carter | Artist's Dialogue: Karel Appel -Optimism and Apocalypse- | Architectural Digest | (April 1987), p. 44 | Article |
| 1961 | Boudaille, George | Une nouvelle figuration? Karel Appel ouvre la voie d’un expressionnisme nouveau | Les Lettres Françaises | # 948, 2 – 18 October 1962 |
Article |
| 2012 | Giersbergen, Wilma van | Kunstonderwijs en studenten: 1945-1998 | Rotterdamse meesters. Twee eeuwen kunstacademie in Rotterdam 1773 – 1998, Primavera Pers, Leiden, 2012, pp. 185-200 | Article | |
| 1998 | Gachnang, Johannes | Karel Appel a villa Medici | Carte d'Arte Internazionale | Gachnang, Johannes, et al (winter 1998/99) |
Article |
| 1984 | Tuyl, Gijs van | The New Reality of Karel Appel | Dutch Art and Architecture Today | December 16, 1984 | Article |
| 1990 | Lyotard, Jean-François | Sans Appel | Artstudio | (reprint from 1989), # 18 (autumn 1990) | Article |
| 1968 | Ashton, Dore | Cobra in Context | Arts magazine | (February 1968), pp. 106-109 |
Article |
| 1995 | Houts, Cathérine van | Karel Appel maakt van Zauberflöte vooral een visuele opera | Het Parool | November 15, 1995 | Article |
| 1981 | Coutinho, Wilson | A pintura de um tigre dentro da jaula | Jornal do Brasil | September 15, 1981 |
Article |
| 1987 | Restany, Pierre | Karel Appel, le CoBrA collecteur | Beaux Arts Magazine | # 47 (June 1987), pp. 56-61 | Article |