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 Keil Oil On Canvas, 'The Clown' Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in Bradenton, FL
Oil on canvas painting was painted by German/American artist Peter Keil (born 1942). Original expressionist portrait of "The Clown." The painting is signed and dated on the reverse (...
Canvas
Unframed Abstract Expressionist Figural Painting by Peter Keil, Signed
By Peter Keil
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An abstract expressionist painting by artist Peter Keil. Keil is known for his simplified abstractions of traditional art subjects, and this piece is a great example of that. Keil st...
Paint, Paper
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
$1,950
H 28.5 in W 23.5 in D 1.5 in
Painting by Peter Keil, Midcentury Art, 1964, Framed, Paper, Signed, 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
$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
Midcentury Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury abstract oil painting on canvas. Colorful Mid-Century Modern abstract impasto oil painting on canvas. This stunning square ...
Canvas, Paint
$2,450
H 24 in W 30 in D 1.25 in
Italian Abstract Expressionist Painting by Ugo Sterpini, Signed and Dated 1958
Located in Stamford, CT
Ugo Sterpini (Italian, 1927-2000) ''La Lotta Sulla Duna" (The Battle On The Dune). Mixed media on canvas, signed and dated ''58'' lower right, signed, tit...
Canvas
Vintage Peter Keil Original Painting Abstract Portrait
By Peter Keil
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Vintage original painting by artist Peter Keil, featuring an abstract portrait on board in a green frame. The painting is signed by the artist, making it a unique one-of-a-kind piece...
Acrylic
Peter Keil Paintings, Unframed, Set of Three
By Peter Keil
Located in Bradenton, FL
Peter Keil Abstract Paintings, Unframed, Set of Three. Keil is known for his vibrant and emotive abstract paintings, often featuring human figures. HIs style is characterized by bold...
Paint
Peter Keil Expressionist Floral Still Life Painting on Yellow Background
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed floral still life painting by German artist Peter Keil, featuring two highly stylized flowers arranged in a pink vessel against a saturated yellow background. The imaginary fi...
Canvas
$1,650
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.25 in
Painting by Peter Keil, Acrylic Painting on Grey Paper, 1964, Signed, Modern
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
$2,000
H 30.32 in W 53.94 in D 1.97 in
The Creature from the Black Lagoon · Intervened Painting · Oil on Canvas
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Contemporary intervention art · Oil on original landscape painting, antique gold paste frame Someone bought a romantic landscape — snow-capped mountains, birch trees, a serene river...
Canvas
Abstract Oil on Canvas
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage festive abstract oil on canvas with a simple lathe frame bu Barbara Tuch.
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Peter Keil Abstract Portrait
By Peter Keil
Located in Bradenton, FL
This bold modernist painting was painted by German / American artist Peter Robert Keil (b. 1942). Kiel was born in Züllichau / Pomerania and studied at the University of the Arts, Berlin. He admired the works of the Expressionists, Picasso in particular, whom he later met in Spain. He was also influenced by Juan Miro...
Paint
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H 14 in W 11.5 in D 0.01 in
Pair Unframed Abstract Expressionist Figural Paintings by Peter Keil, Signed
By Peter Keil
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of portrait paintings or illustrations by artist Peter Keil. Each piece is created on a separate piece of drawing paper. In black, eac...
Paint, Paper
Peter Robert Keil Painting in Lovely Gold Frame, 1972
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
Vibrant hues in this stunning painting by Peter Keil. Perfectly framed. 1972.
Wood, Paper
Original Peter Keil Framed Acrylic and Pen on Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in Wichita, KS
This painting is from signed artist Peter Keil and come framed in a black wood frame and new matte. These pieces are unusual and rare. I have another the same size that has green and...
Paint, Paper
Original Peter Keil Framed Acrylic and Pen on Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in Wichita, KS
This painting is from signed artist Peter Keil and come framed in a black wood frame and new matte. These pieces are unusual and rare. I have another the same size that has pink and ...
Paint, Paper
Original Modernist Expressionist Figural Painting by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool expressionist figural painting by German artist Peter Keil, circa 1989. The painting is signed and dated; oil on canvas and measures 37" x 35" in a black wooden double ed...
Canvas
Peter Keil Abstract Portrait
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Pop Art influenced abstract portrait of a young boy by Berlin artist Peter Keil. The artist is known for expressionistic works using vivid colors and absence of realism. His works fr...
Masonite, Acrylic
Modern "Soleil Rouge" Oil Painting By Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Modern "Soleil Rouge" Oil Painting By Peter Keil Graffiti chic.
Canvas
Peter Robert Keil" Picasso Wearing a Hat" Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Peter Robert Keil, listed and collected around the world continues a highly lauded career as a modern expressionist painter. His work is installed in galleries and museums around the...
Paint
Large Modern Abstract Oil Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Peter Robert Keil, listed and collected around the world continues a highly lauded career as a modern expressionist painter. His work is installed in galleries and museums around the...
"Pablo Picasso with a Hat" Modern Expressionist Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Peter Robert Keil, listed and collected around the world continues a highly lauded career as a modern expressionist painter. His work is installed in galleries and museums around the...
Acrylic
"Spanish Woman" by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in North Miami, FL
Modern portrait titled "Spanish woman" by Peter Keil. Dated -59 . West Germany.
Acrylic, Canvas
Modern Portrait of a Woman by Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in North Miami, FL
Picasso like modern portrait of a woman painted with acrylic and oil paint by Peter Keil in Berlin, West Germany, 1980. Painting is not fram...
Acrylic, Canvas