
Karel Appel in his younger years
Karel Appel grew up in Amsterdam. He began painting impressionist landscapes at a young age. But his parents would rather have him work in his father's hairdresser's shop. When he went to the art academy in Amsterdam, he was put out of the house. He followed his training here during the German occupation. People have blamed him for that for a long time. Some even thought that he cooperated with the Germans. Apple has always denied that. He was even fleeing the Germans for a while. Karel