Quote of the day
I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse.
Karel Appel
Born: April 25, 1921
Died: May 3, 2006 (aged 85)
Bio: Christiaan Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement Cobra in 1948.
Known for:
- Questioning Children (1949)
- The Whirling Sun (1966)
- Horse and Flute Player (1951)