Peter Keil Decorative Objects
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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1980s Spanish Expressionist Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1980s Expressionist Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Fiberglass
20th Century Art Nouveau Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Leather
1980s Spanish Expressionist Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1980s Expressionist Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Fiberglass
1980s Expressionist Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Plexiglass
1980s Italian International Style Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Leather
2010s English Modern Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Fiberglass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1950s Philippine Modern Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Chrome
Early 2000s American Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Steel
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Plaster
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Leather
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Ceramic
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Aluminum
Late 20th Century French Egyptian Revival Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Fiberglass, Plaster, Wood
1980s Expressionist Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Canvas
1980s Modern Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Canvas
1980s German Modern Vintage Peter Keil Decorative Objects
Fiberglass