1962

Karel Appel Schilder. A.J.G. Strengholt, Amsterdam, 1962.
     An in-depth study of the artist’s work through 1962. With texts by Hugo Claus, a poem by Willem Sandberg and a foreword by Herbert Read. An English edition of the same monograph was published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1962. The text by Hugo Claus has been published in the Mammoet series, number 25, pocket edition format, A.J.G. Strengholt N.V., Amsterdam. 

1962

Le Sculture di Karel Appel. Edizioni d’Arte Fratelli Pozzo, Turin, Italy, 1962.
     An in-depth study of the artist’s sculptural work through 1962. With a text in French by Michele L. Straniero titled, “Journal d’Ulysse à Roseland.” An English language edition titled The Sculpture of Karel Appel was published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1963.

1962

De Werkelijkheid van Karel Appel. De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam, 1962.
     This book deals specifically with the film on K. Appel made by Jan Vrijman. With text by Jan Vrijman and an interview with Willem Sandberg.

1963

Het verhaal van Karel Appel, Een Proeve van Waarneming. A.W. Bruna & Zoon, Utrecht, The
Netherlands, 1963. With text by Simon Vinkenoog.

1968

Karel Appel, Le Grandi Monografie, Pittori d’Oggi. Fratelli Fabri Editori, Milan, 1968. With text by Peter Bellew.

1971

Karel Appel over Karel Appel. Triton Pers, Amsterdam, 1971. With text by K. Appel.

1977

Eloge de la Folie. Yves Rivière éditeur, Paris, 1977. With text by Jean-Clarence Lambert.

1977

Karel Appel. Uitgeverij Van Spijk BV, Venlo, The Netherlands, 1977. With text by Peter Berger.

1977

Het Gezicht van Appel. Uitgeverij Van Spijk BV, Venlo, The Netherlands, 1977. With text by Ed Wingen.
     Also published in English as “The Face of Appel.”

1980

Karel Appel. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1980.
     An in-depth monographic study of the artist’s work through 1980 with texts by Alfred Frankenstein and an interview with Frédéric de Towarnicki.

1980

Karel Appel Works on Paper. Abbeville Press, New York, 1980. With text by Jean-Clarence Lambert and a foreword by Marshall McLuhan.
     A Spanish edition was published by Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona.

1982

Ecrits sur Karel Appel. Editions Galilee, Paris, 1982.
     A compilation of essays on the artist’s work, including a text by Christian Dotremont,
among others.

1982

Océan Blessé. Éditions Galilée, Paris, 1982.
     A compilation of Karel Appel's poetry until 1982 in its original language, with translations from the Dutch, French and English.

1982

Street Art, Le Second Souffle de Karel Appel. Éditions Galilée, Paris, 1982. With text by Pierre Restany.

1983

Karel Appel. Kunstforum, Schelderode, Belgium, 1983. With text by Freddy de Vree.
     Published as volume number 16 in the Kunstpocket series.

1985

Karel Appel, Streetart, Ceramics, Sculpture, Wood Reliefs, Tapestries, Murals, Villa el Salvador. Abbeville Press, New York, 1985.
     With texts by Pierre Restany and Allen Ginsberg and an interview with Frédéric de Towarnicki.

1985

Propos en Liberté de Karel Appel. Éditions Galilée, Paris, 1985.
     Contains interviews with the artist by Frédéric de Towarnicki and André Verdet.

1985

Fenêtres de Karel Appel. Éditions Galilée, Paris, 1985. With text by André Verdet.

1987

Karel Appel 40 Ans de Peinture, Sculpture & Dessin. Éditions Galilée, Paris, 1987.
     A compilation volume republishing notable essays and texts on the artist’s work.

1988

Karel Appel Peinture 1937-1957. Éditions Galilée, Paris, 1988. With text by Michel Ragon.
     A major monographic exploration of the artist’s early work. In French and English. A Dutch
language edition was published by Meulenhoff, Amsterdam, 1988. The text by Michel Ragon has been published in the Collection Debat series, pocket edition format, Éditions Galilée, titled “Karel Appel - de Cobra à Un Art Autre, 1948-1957.”

1989

Dupe of Being. Edition Lafayette, New York, 1989. Edited by Roland Hagenberg.
     With texts by Rudi Fuchs, Christian Dotrement, Eleanor Flomenhaft, Allen Ginsberg, Sam Hunter, among others.

1990

Karel Appel The Complete Sculptures. Edition Lafayette, New York, 1990.
     With texts by Donald Kuspit, Alan Jones and Carlo McCormick. In English and German.

1994

Karel Appel Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1994. With a text by Donald Kuspit titled, “Primordial Presences: The Sculptures of Karel Appel"
     A catalogue raisonne of the artist’s sculptural oeuvre through 1994.

1996

Ode aan het Rood. Uitgeverij Contact, Amsterdam, 1996.  
     A compilation of Appel's poetry.

1997

Karel Appel: Psychopathologisches Notizbuch. Zeichnungen und Gouachen 1948-1950. Verlag Gachnang & Springer, Bern/Berlin, 1997.
     A facsimile version of an important early sketchbook dated 1948-1950 in which the artist used a publication titled “Psychopathological Art,” a report of the International Congress of Psychiatry, September 1950, Paris, France, as the generative matrix for a large series of drawings which are superimposed on the pages of the report. The notebook also includes a group of drawings that are unbound. With texts by Rudi Fuchs, Donald Kuspit and Johannes Gachnang, and an excerpt from an interview between Donald Kuspit and Karel Appel which originally appeared in the documentary film on Appel by Mat van Hensbergen in 1994. The first edition was published in German; a French language edition was published by Editions Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 1997 as “Karel Appel: Art psychopathologique, Carnet 1948-1950. Dessins et gouaches.”

1998

Karel Appel, ein Farbgestus, (A Gesture of Colours). Verlag Gachnang & Springer, Bern/Berlin, 1998.
     With text by Jean-François Lyotard.
     By paying tribute to Karel Appel's paintings, Lyotard propounds a fundamental criticism of the philosophical discourse on art. But his essay is more than just an aesthetic interpretation: pivoting on the crucial concept of "gesture", it sympathetically translates Appel's work into language and reveals painting as a mysterious, yet readable text of colours.
The original text is in French under the title "Karel Appel, un geste de couleur".

2000

Karel Appel. De biografie. written by Catherine van Houts. Uitgeverij Contact, Amsterdam, 2000.
     Foreword by Rudi Fuchs.

2000

Karel Appel: Der Machtwille der Planeten. Ich bin der Planet. Du bist der Planet. Wir sind die
Planeten. Gedichte aus den Jahren 1941 - 1996. Verlag Gachnang & Springer, Bern/Berlin, 2000.
     A compilation of Karel Appel’s poetry. Translated by Markus Jacob from Dutch, French and
English.