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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Peter Robert Keil Acrylic Portrait on Impressionist Canvas
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Robert Keil acrylic portrait done on a stretched canvas. Keil is known for his portraits often being painted on top of other found art and paintings. This piece exhibits such ...
Canvas, Paint
Stunning Gold Framed Portrait Painting on Canvas 'Berlin' with COA
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Keil's painting on canvas. Canvas without frame measures 24"x12". Beautiful gold frame is included with this lovely piece. Peter Keil's paintings on canvas are becoming more ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Peter Robert Keil Acrylic on Canvas Colorful & Dynamic Portrait
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Robert Keil painting on stretched thick canvas. Lovely colorful portrait.
Canvas, Paint
$795
H 34 in W 22 in D 2 in
Large Vintage American Modernist Cubist Portrait Original MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Measuring: 34 by 22 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil, Canvas
$531
H 16.15 in W 13 in D 0.79 in
Contemporary abstract expressionist human portrait on canvas "Identity within"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Identity Within” – a metamodern reflection on inner truth, duality, and the human journey toward authentic selfhood “Identity Within” is a powerful and introspective portrait in wh...
Canvas, Acrylic
$472
H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait painting "Edge of becoming"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman’s portrait was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot as part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women. In this body of work, Mougen...
Canvas, Acrylic
$850
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
"An Urgent Man" (Abstract, Black & White, Figurative Oil Painting, Neutral Tone)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
AN URGENT MAN 2020 Paris, France Oil and acrylic on canvas portray a ‘derbyed’ man attempting to shed the weighted armor of his obligations and persona. A very loose nod to the character from René Magritte’s 1964 painting, ‘The Son of Man...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Addisonjones artwork, Anti-Hero pop artwork
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
Addisonjones artwork, Anti-Hero pop artwork A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T: Introducing the iconic Andy Warhol style print with neon colors and screen prin...
Canvas, Acrylic
$413
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.6 in
Contemporary Expressionist portrait woman acrylic painting "Feminine Power"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern vibrant abstract expressionist woman's portrait was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and makes part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women, where she explores ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
By Oksana Domnytska
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Oksana Domnytska "Untitled"
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,500
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.75 in
"Weeds" Colorful Abstract Expressionistic Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Paul Indrek Kostabi
Located in New York, NY
Paul Kostabi is known for his wildly fun, expressionistic, and colorful portraits. This painting is a perfect definition of his most popular works. Red, bright whites, greens, and blues disperse in a frenzy of splatters, fast brush strokes, and speckles ascending across the canvas. The exuberant, bright, and messy depictions of this piece hold much fascination in its execution. His layered approach to the paint is part of what makes his works so attractive and exciting; creating many dimensions and highlights resembling the shine and gleam of stars in the universe. This is a unique work painted with mixed media on canvas, is signed by the artist lower left and titled and dated on verso. Art measures 24 x 18 inches Paul Kostabi (Paul Indrek Kostabi) was born in 1962 in Whittier, California. He is an American artist, musician, music producer, and audio engineer. He is the brother of artist Mark Kostabi. He became part of the CBGB Festival in 2014 exhibiting paintings alongside photographers Bob Gruen, Michael Lavine...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$708Sale Price|25% Off
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in
Black Angel Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Gestural Figurative Contemporary
By Nerea Caos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Black Angel Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Gestural Figurative Contemporary Artist: Nerea Caos (1993) Title: Black Angel Year: 2023 Medium: Oil on ca...
Canvas, Oil
Die Gäste
By Oksana Domnytska
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Oksana Domnytska "Die Gäste"
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,000Sale Price|42% Off
H 24 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
"Crunch N'Munch" Abstract Expressionistic Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Paul Indrek Kostabi
Located in New York, NY
Paul Kostabi is known for his wildly fun, expressionistic, and colorful portraits. This painting is a perfect definition of his most popular works. Red, bright whites, greens, and blues disperse in a frenzy of splatters, fast brush strokes, and speckles ascending across the canvas. Art measures 24 x 18 inches Paul Kostabi (Paul Indrek Kostabi) was born in 1962 in Whittier, California. He is an American artist, musician, music producer and audio engineer. He is the brother of artist Mark Kostabi. He became part of the CBGB Festival in 2014 exhibiting paintings alongside photographers Bob Gruen, Michael...
Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
$800Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Woman With Dog - Original Abstract Portrait Painting with Mosaic Color Blocks
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman With Dog - Original Abstract Portrait Painting with Mosaic Color Blocks Bold portrait of a woman with her dog by an unknown artist. This piece features areas of tiled color wi...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 28 in W 22 in D 1.75 in
Peter Robert Keil Acrylic Portrait on Impressionist Canvas
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Robert Keil acrylic portrait done on a stretched canvas. Neil is known for his portraits often being painted on top of other found art and paintings. This piece exhibits such ...
Canvas, Paint
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H 24 in W 17.5 in D 1.5 in
Early Ink on Paper Portrait in the Manner of Pablo Picasso
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
Amazing Peter Keil ink and acrylic on paper. This is one of Keil's earlier pieces (1975).
Paint, Paper, Ink
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H 24 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
Peter Robert Keil Abstract Expressionist Portrait Painting on Board
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
Highly collectable 1970s Peter Robert Keil painting on board.
Paint, Board
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H 32 in W 22.5 in D 1.65 in
Peter Robert Keil Acrylic on Canvas Colorful & Dynamic Portrait
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Robert Keil painting on stretched thick canvas. Lovely colorful portrait.
Canvas, Paint