Adolphe Keller was born in Brussels in 1880, and as a young boy showed a precocious talent for the arts. Keller was enrolled at the prestigious Brussels Academy, where, under the direction of Pieter-Jan Braecke, he was schooled in oil painting. The greatest influence on Keller came from his subsequent teacher at the Academy of Sint-Joost-ten-Node, Henri Ottevaere, who instilled within him a love of Impressionism. Upon graduating, Keller settled in the seaside town of Nieuport and established a studio. Keller was soon gaining a reputation as a painter and was beginning to exhibit his work at many of Belgium’s premier art institutions. Much of Keller’s work from this period consisted of landscapes and coastal views, although he did paint the occasional still-life and figurative piece. In 1914, at the outbreak of World War I, Keller moved to southern France, settling in Saint Tropez. Keller was to reside here until 1946, and it is paintings from this period that are the most common. Keller rarely matched the intensity of his earlier paintings, the French scenes being rather more thinly painted and slightly more monochromatic. Returning eventually to Belgium, Keller bought a house in the Rouge-Cloitre area of Brussels and started painting mostly wooded scenes, views in the Foret de Soignes. By this time, Keller had turned his attention to teaching and was made President of the influential Cercle Alfred Bastien. After he died in 1968, several important retrospective exhibitions were mounted, including ones in 1974 and 1980 at the Centre Culturel d’Auderghem. Paintings by Keller are included in several public collections, including the museums of Ixelles and Auderghem in Belgium.
Large Antique 19th Century Genre Portrait of a Boy by Adolf Heller, Oil Painting
By Adolphe Keller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique 19th century Genre Portrait of a boy by listed artist Adolf Heller, (German , 1874 -1914) A beautifully executed portrait that captures the ...
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Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Handsome Young Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century oil portrait of a handsome young man An original painting of a young man wearing his best suit of clothes. Original oil on ...
Canvas
$1,260
H 22 in W 28 in D 1.5 in
19th Century American Folk Art Oil Painting Landscape Sailboats On River
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century American folk art oil painting on canvas depicting a river scene at dawn with a horse and rider on a bridge over a waterf...
Canvas
$1,244 / set
H 8.86 in W 10.83 in D 0.4 in
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830 Indian Company School A pair of 19th Century Indian mica gouache paintings on mica. Depicting the water carrier and of a Purdah bullock...
Paper
$885
H 6.75 in W 5 in D 0.25 in
Large Antique Oval Hand Painted Portrait of a Woman on a Porcelain Wall Plaque
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand painted portrait is unsigned, but done in Europe, most likely Austria or Italy in circa 1890 in the period Victorian styl...
Porcelain
19th C Framed Fraktur Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 19th C Fruktur by Martha Geist The poem on the Fruktur (watercolor) is re-written below. "If my name heaven is my station, This world is my habitation. Christ is my ...
Wood
$1,900
H 10 in W 25.5 in D 1 in
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River. The two dogs are hunting water fowl. Wood framing is modern. United States, 1...
Canvas, Paint
17th Century Oil on Board Painting
Located in Round Top, TX
A very beautiful early 17th century oil on board painting of Saint Eugene - The Archbishop Of Toledo, Spain. Wonderful brushwork and intricate detail....
Wood
$9,450Sale Price|36% Off
H 32 in W 35.5 in D 3.5 in
Hispano-Portuguese 19th Century Oil Painting on Board, Icon "The Crucifixion"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Hispano-Portuguese 19th century oil on board depiction of "The Crucifixion". The baroque icon style painting depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ outside the city walls of Jerusalem, north of Mount Zion...
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19th Century Italian Naive Flower Painting
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A anonymous Italian 19th century flower painting, oil on wood. The flowers in a gold colored bouquet vase with a scrolled base. Resting o...
Wood
Antique 19th Century Oil Painting of Horsemen by Adolf Mackeprang
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil on canvas painting of three men on horseback talking on a village street, by Danish artist Adolf Henrik Mackeprang (1833-1911). The painting is signed with a monogram AM...
Canvas
$1,244 / set
H 10.83 in W 8.86 in D 0.4 in
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian miniature Mica paintings C.1830 Indian Company School A pair of 19th Century Indian gouache paintings on mica. M...
Paper
Oil Painting on Canvas of a 16th Century Building
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Architectural oil painting on canvas of Heydon Hall executed in a rustic naive style with contrived aging and presented in a maple frame. Signed Dan Dunton.
Paint
"Le Canal" by Adolphe Keller
By Adolphe Keller
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Adolphe Keller (1880-Brussels-1968-Brussels). Adolphe Keller was a Belgian Post-Impressionist painter of genre scenes and floral still life's, but foremost of landscapes. He receive...
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