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Peter Keil Paintings

German, b. 1942

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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Creator: Peter Keil
Painting by Peter Keil, Lady, Acrylic On Grey Paper, Germany, C 1974, 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 a...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Keil Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Painting by Peter Keil, C 1970, Acrylic On Grey Board Paper, Germany, 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 a...
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Painting By Peter Keil, Acrylic On Board, "The Lady", Signed, C 1974, 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 a...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Keil Paintings

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Painting by Peter Keil, C 1970, Acrylic on Grey Paper, Germany, Signed, No Frame
By Peter Keil
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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...
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Peter Keil Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
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Abstract Expressionist framed oil on newsprint paper painting, created in the 1950s by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Palma. Signed 'Keil' on the ...
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Untitled Portrait-Ii by Peter Keil
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Untitled Portrait - II Peter Keil, Berlin, 1970s Oil on Board, Unframed Influences o Pablo Picasso and Matisse and Alexander Calder are evident. A large, well balanced 1970s per...
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Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Painted in Paris, C 1975, 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 a...
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Peter Keil Modern Abstract Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Abstract expressionist framed oil on board portrait painting in the style of a multicolored stained glass window, created in 1975 by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Palma. Dated a...
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Peter Keil “Sophia Loren” Portrait Oil Painting
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Abstract expressionist framed oil on board portrait painting titled "Sophia Loren", created in 1973 by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Palma. Dated and signed by the artist in the...
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Peter Keil “The Horse” Abstract Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Abstract expressionist portrait oil on board painting titled 'The Horse', created in 1975 by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Berlin. Dated and signed by the artist in the lower ce...
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Peter Keil "Dreaming Woman" Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Abstract expressionist framed oil on paper portrait painting titled "Dreaming Woman", created in 1972 by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Paris, France. Signed and dated on the fro...
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Peter Keil "Self Portrait" Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
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Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist framed oil on canvas painting titled "Self Portrait", created in 1972 by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Palma. Signed and dated on the front, on the frame ...
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Peter Keil "Homage to Miro" Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist framed oil on paper & board portrait painting titled "Homage To Miro", created in 1965 by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Palma. Signed and dated on the bac...
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Peter Keil Framed Expressionist Oil on Board Portrait Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Expressionist framed oil on board portrait painting, created in 1973 by Peter Robert Keil in his studio on Rue de Turenne near the place de la Ba...
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Peter Keil Expressionist Face Portrait 'Studio Miro'
By Peter Keil
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A framed abstract style acrylic portrait titled 'Studio Miro', made by Peter Robert Keil (b. 1942) in 1959, in his Palma studio. The piece comes with a “Certificate of Authenticity” ...
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Peter Keil, "Mephisto", Oil on Poster Board, Signed
By Peter Keil
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Peter Robert Keil (b 1942). "Mephisto". Dated 1974. Oil on poster board. Signed lower right and to reverse. Measures: Framed: 41.5” H x 33.5” ...
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Peter Keil Expressionist Acrylic Portrait 'Me In New York'
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A framed and signed Expressionist portrait titled 'Me In New York', made by Peter Robert Keil (b. 1942) in 1959 in Palma. The piece is from the artist’s personal collection and has t...
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Peter Keil “The Young Pablo Picasso With A Hat” Oil Portrait Painting
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Abstract expressionist framed oil on board portrait painting titled "The Young Pablo Picasso With A Hat", created in 1973 by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Palma. Dated and signe...
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