In the beginnings of his artistic career, Peter Keil's style was influenced by German Expressionism. In the paintings from his early Berlin years, he mainly focused on typical big city settings and characters on the fringes of society. However, his style changed visibly at the beginning of the 60s when he lived in Paris for a while and emerged in the city's nightlife.
Keil increasingly parted with his realistic approach and developed a new, much more spontaneous and dynamic painting style which he developed further during his years in London and finally during his time as one of the "Berliner Neue Wilden" at the beginning of the 80s. Since then, the use of intensive to lurid colors and the absence of realistic representation have become characteristic of his painting style.
In Keil's paintings, the color is applied with quick brushstrokes and occasionally with impasto techniques and the images are additionally abstracted by the use of graffiti elements. He prefers to paint human figures, portraits, big city scenes, landscapes and still-life images of flowers. His emotional way of painting is mainly driven by a desire for freedom from social constraints and conventions. In the past 50 years, Keil has created numerous large- and small-scale paintings in oil and mixed media on canvas but also some sculptures in wood and steel and a great number of majolicas.
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$995
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Painting by Peter Keil, Acrylic on Hard Board, 1988, Modern Art, Green Color
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Acrylic
$1,650
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.2 in
Painting by Peter Keil, Acrylic On Grey Board Paper, 1970, No Frame, Modern Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Acrylic, Paper
$3,800
H 60 in W 40 in D 1 in
Peter Keil, Masterwork Mixed Media Textured Quadriptych (4) Portraits, C. 1980
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Peter Keil, Masterwork Mixed Media Textured Quadriptych (4) Portraits, c. 1980 Oil on Canvas Signed "P. Keil" Lower Left Dimensions: 40" W x 60" H Unframed Ready to Place or Frame...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$1,650
H 25 in W 19.5 in D 0.2 in
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1974, Acrylic on Board, Signed, Modern Art, No Frame
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin where they settled. This is where Peter Robert Keil grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Berlin-Wedding and where he discovered his interest in painting – particularly in expressionistic artists and in Pablo Picasso's work. From 1954 on, the East Berlin-based painter Otto Nagel...
Acrylic, Paper
$1,950
H 28.5 in W 23.5 in D 1.5 in
Midcentury Framed Painting, 1964, Signed Paper Art, 28.5 x 23.5 Inches
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Acrylic
$1,895
H 18 in W 24 in D 1.75 in
Large Peter Keil Expressionist Floral Still Life on Orange Shelf, Signed
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Peter Keil Expressionist Floral Still Life on Orange Shelf, Signed Oil Peter Keil floral still life, an original unframed oil painting on canvas depicting two highly stylized ...
Canvas
$995
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Painting by Peter Keil, Modern Art, Acrylic on Board, Orange/Red, Signed, C 1975
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin where they settled. This is where Peter Robert Keil grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Berlin-Wedding and where he discovered his interest in painting – particularly in expressionistic artists and in Pablo Picasso's work. From 1954 on, the East Berlin...
Acrylic
Peter Keil Monumental Expressionist Floral Still Life
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Peter Keil Monumental Expressionist Floral Still Life Oil on Canvas, Signed "P. Keil" Lower Center Dimensions: 29.5 in. H × 39.5 in. W × 1.75 in. D This vibrant original oil on can...
Canvas
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