r.i.p. karel appel

dutch artist karel appel died yesterday in zurich (switzerland) at the age of 85. in the late 1940s, appel was one of the founding artists of the cobra movement (cobra = copenhagen, brussels, amsterdam), a avant-garde group which became a milestone of european abstract expressionism. the group had an almost childish, naive, primitive approach of the subject which resulted in semi-abstract work with bright colours, expressive brushstrokes and distorted, vivid figures.
other cobra members are pierre alechinsky, lucebert, asger jorn, corneille, constant, christian dotrement and hugo claus. in amstelveen (the netherlands) you'll find the cobra museum.