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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Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil w Tiffany Blue Background
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted Tiffany Blue background, black abstract portrait. Here you ...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted grey background, black abstract portrait with many colors. Here you certainly see the Picasso...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted grey background, black abstract portrait with many colors. Here you certainly see the Picasso...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
$3,500
Couple
By Peter Keil
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Keil Title: Couple Size: 21 1/2 × 25 1/2 Inches (Framed: 24 1/2 × 28 1/2 Inches) Medium: Acrylic on Board Edition: Original Year: 1969 Notes: Hand Signed and Da...
Acrylic, Board
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Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted Tiffany Blue background, black abstract portrait with many ...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.75 in W 31.5 in D 0.33 in
1960s Feminist San Francisco Abstract Expressionist Figurative (Two Sided)
By Audrey E. Gabrielson
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid and evocative feminist abstract expressionist figurative painting of woman and the many facets of her life, represented by multiple female figures engaged in various activities throughout the chaotic and colorful abstract expressionist canvas, by Audrey E. Gabrielson (American, 1932-2018), 1963. Verso has an abstract portrait with signature. Unframed. Image size: 29.75"H x 31.50"W Audrey Gabrielson was an artist, poetess, sculptor, whom lived in San Francisco. She was born in Canada in 1932 and drew, colored, modeled in clay when very young. She studied at Reed College, Portland, studying with famous West Coast artist, Louis Bunce. in San Francisco she painted with artists Cucaro, Alexander E. Anderson, and Raymond Howell. She had shown in North Beach, Modesto, Gualuala Hotel, Sausalito, Abbey Party Rents (S.F.) and many more. She had ongoing exhibits at Alberta Art, Red Deer and Uglies, Lacombe. Her art was collected by national and international collectors such as authors C.Y. Lee (“Flower Drum Song”), Alfred Coppel (“34 East”); musical promoter, Ilka Pardinas, FLY, Los Angeles. Additionally, she worked in bronze, studying under S.F. sculptor C.B. Johnson. Her art was influenced and inspired by German Expressionists, Van Gogh, Lautrec, Picasso, Klimpt, Schiele, Tamayo, Conners, Park – and many more. Obituary: Born in Alberta, Canada, Audrey passed away at her home in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood, surrounded by loved ones. Gabrielson was an artist, poet, sculptor, photographer, muse and an integral part of the San Francisco art scene of the late 1950s to late 1970s. She was a friend and contemporary of artists such as Benny Bufano...
Acrylic, Masonite
$2,717Sale Price|50% Off
H 20 in W 29 in D 1.5 in
Paris Café with Eiffel Tower France Painting by British Urban Landscape Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Paris Café with Eiffel Tower - Figurative Cityscape Painting by Leading British Urban Landscape Artist. Art measures 24 x 15 inches Frame measures 29 x 20 inches During 2012, Angel...
Paint, Acrylic, Board
$2,949
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 1.19 in
Untitled 2 - Series Final Fantasy, Minutiae Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Magdalena Peszkowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (1999-2004). Diploma with special recognition in painting in ...
Acrylic, Cardboard
$2,949
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 1.19 in
Untitled 9 - Series Final Fantasy, Minutiae Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Magdalena Peszkowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (1999-2004). Diploma with special recognition in painting in ...
Acrylic, Cardboard
$2,949
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in
Untitled 8 - Series Final Fantasy, Minutiae Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Magdalena Peszkowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (1999-2004). Diploma with special recognition in painting in ...
Acrylic, Cardboard
$1,769
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in
Abstract Expressionist Painting in Acrylic & Oil Pastel, 21st Century -Untitled
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
Untitled, from Zahra Shahcheraghi’s Enchanters of Heaven series (2024) Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas · Zahra Shahcheraghi’s monumental abstraction bridges Persian artistic herita...
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard, Paper, Archival Paper
$2,949
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 1.19 in
Untitled 5 - Series Final Fantasy, Modern Figurative Painting With Dogs
By Magdalena Peszkowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (1999-2004). Diploma with special recognition in painting in ...
Acrylic, Cardboard
$920Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 20 in D 0.2 in
Abstract Expressionist Figure - "I Don't See Anything Here"
By R Navarro
Located in Soquel, CA
Intense figurative abstract with bold colors and the text "I Don't See Anything Here" by R. Navarro (American, 20th Century). Signed "R. Navarro" and dated "2000" on verso. Image, 30...
Cardboard, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$4,500
H 24 in W 18 in D 1.6 in
American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - A Fair Breeze
By Elena Borstein
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on board
Acrylic, Board
$675
H 12 in W 9 in D 0.25 in
"Nacho Libre", Small-Scale Contemporary Abstract with Blue, Gold, & Pink
By Frank Thomas Romero
Located in Soquel, CA
Small-scale vibrant contemporary abstract composition with blue, gold, & pink by Aromas, California, Monterey Bay Area abstract expressionist artist Frank Thomas Romero...
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
$1,350
H 30 in W 36 in D 0.13 in
Color Block Abstracted Still Life with Bust
Located in Soquel, CA
Color Block Abstracted Still Life with Bust by Ellis Hopkins (American, b. 1952). This bold composition combines the language of still life with geometric abstraction. Vivid blocks...
Board, Acrylic, Masonite
$700
H 13.75 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
"Angelique" Abstract Figure with Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
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H 24 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Colorful Abstract Portrait Painting on Board- Rainbow Showers by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a taupe background, black abstract portrait and showered with many colors. Here you certainly see the P...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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H 24 in W 12 in D 0.125 in
Abstracted Neutral Portrait Painting by Peter Keil - Black & Tan
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful Peter Keil original painting. Keil's signature style is shown in these Picasso inspired portraits. These portraits are characteristic of Keil's work in the 1980s when the...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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H 24 in W 12 in D 0.125 in
Abstract Portrait Painting by Peter Keil - Black & Tan
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful Peter Keil original painting. Keil's signature style is shown in these Picasso inspired portraits. These portraits are characteristic of Keil's work in the 1980s when the...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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H 24 in W 12 in D 0.125 in
Abstract Portrait Painting by Peter Keil - Black & Tan
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful Peter Keil original painting. Keil's signature style is shown in these Picasso inspired portraits. These portraits are characteristic of Keil's work in the 1980s when the...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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H 24 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Whimsical Geometric Multicolor Abstract Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a light gray grey background, a black abstracted portrait with lovely whimsical pops of color. Attract...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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H 24 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Abstract Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on smooth masonite board with a light gray graphite background, a black abstracted portrait and pops of lovely bright yet subtle colors...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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H 24 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Black White & Blue Abstract Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on masonite board with a white textured background and a black & blue abstract portrait. Attracti...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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H 24 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Black & White Abstract Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on masonite board with a white textured background and a black abstracted portrait. Attractive design piece with matte finish and lots...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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H 24 in W 12 in D 0.125 in
Abstract Portrait Painting by Peter Keil - Black on Tan
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful Peter Keil original painting. Keil's signature style is shown in these Picasso inspired portraits. These portraits are characteristic of Keil's work in the 1980s when the...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
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H 24 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Black & White Abstract Portrait on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on masonite board with a white textured background and a black abstracted portrait. Attractive design piece with matte finish and lots...
Masonite, Acrylic, Board