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Peter Robert Keil Art

German, b. 1942
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during World War II. 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 neighbourhood of Berlin-Wedding and where he discovered his interest in painting – particularly in expressionistic artists and in Pablo Picasso's work.[3] From 1954 on, the East Berlin-based painter Otto Nagel became his mentor and taught him first craft skills and painting techniques.[4] In 1954, he began his traineeship as an artist metalworker and between 1959 and 1961, he studied at the University of Arts in Berlin. When the Berlin Wall was built, he lost contact with his mentor Otto Nagel and from the early 60s on, Keil started to spend more and more time abroad. During his studies at the University of Arts in Berlin, he came in contact with numerous other artists who later became influential artists of their generation, like for example Georg Baselitz, Eugen Schönebeck, Markus Lüpertz and Joachim Schmettau.[5][6] During his time in Mallorca, he also met with Joan Miró in his studio several times.[6] From the early 60s on, Keil established studios in Paris, London, Berlin and in the US. Today he mainly lives and works in Zimmerau (Bavaria, Germany), Berlin and Los Angeles. In the beginnings of his artistic career, Peter Keil's style was influenced by German expressionism. In the works 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.[5][7] Since then, the use of intensive to lurid colours and the absence of realistic representation have become characteristic of his painting style.[8] In his paintings, the colour is applied with quick brushstrokes and occasionally with impasto techniques and the images are additionally abstracted by the use of Graffiti elements. Keil prefers to paint human figures, portraits, big city scenes, landscapes and still life images of flowers.[3] His emotional way of painting is mainly driven by a desire for freedom from social constraints and conventions. In the past 50 years, he 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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Woman with Blue Eyes, 1985 Oil on Board, Framed Expressionist Art
Woman with Blue Eyes, 1985 Oil on Board, Framed Expressionist Art

Woman with Blue Eyes, 1985 Oil on Board, Framed Expressionist Art

By Peter Robert Keil

Located in London, GB

'Woman with Blue Eyes', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). A topless redhead gazes out to the viewer with her intense blue eyes. A mysterious blue hand sneaks into view from ...

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1980s Peter Robert Keil Art

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Untitled
Untitled

Peter Robert KeilUntitled, 1987

$1,400Sale Price|22% Off

Untitled

By Peter Robert Keil

Located in Summit, NJ

Great piece by Peter Keil. The piece is from his family's private collection. It is framed in its original gold wood frame with a linen liner. Background is a beautiful blue with ma...

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1980s Neo-Expressionist Peter Robert Keil Art

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Oil, Board

Acrylic Painting on Board Peter Robert Keil, signed
Acrylic Painting on Board Peter Robert Keil, signed

Acrylic Painting on Board Peter Robert Keil, signed

By Peter Robert Keil

Located in Hastings, GB

A striking abstract acrylic portrait on board signed by the artist, Peter Robert Keil. This study is bold and thought provoking, dynamic and expressive Overall Dimensions 62c...

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Expressionist Portraits On Surfboard, Oil Painting, signed
Expressionist Portraits On Surfboard, Oil Painting, signed

Expressionist Portraits On Surfboard, Oil Painting, signed

By Peter Robert Keil

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Multi Portrait Abstract Expressionist On Surfboard Signed, horizontal and vertical. Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhoo...

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Rolling Stones - Three Heads Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 1985, 100cm
Rolling Stones - Three Heads Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 1985, 100cm

Rolling Stones - Three Heads Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 1985, 100cm

By Peter Robert Keil

Located in London, GB

'Rolling Stones - Three Heads' acrylic on canvas, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). Big, bold with brash brush strokes painted in exuberant colours is the trademark of the artist. Strange...

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Portrait of a Smiling Woman, Modern Oil on Board, Framed, 1983
Portrait of a Smiling Woman, Modern Oil on Board, Framed, 1983

Portrait of a Smiling Woman, Modern Oil on Board, Framed, 1983

By Peter Robert Keil

Located in London, GB

'Portrait of a Smiling Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A cheerful look on the painting's subject puts a smile on the face of the viewer as well. Her beautiful blue eyes express a contentedness suggesting life is good...

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The Towers (Berlin 1992)
The Towers (Berlin 1992)

The Towers (Berlin 1992)

By Peter Robert Keil

Located in Summit, NJ

Peter Robert Keil painted "Tge Towers" in Berlin in 1992. The piece is from The Keil Famiky's private collection and was included in Peter's first ever exhibit in the United States at the Peanut...

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"Crazy Guy" by Peter Robert Keil Acrylic on Canvas
"Crazy Guy" by Peter Robert Keil Acrylic on Canvas

"Crazy Guy" by Peter Robert Keil Acrylic on Canvas

By Peter Robert Keil

Located in Neuss, NW

Peter Robert Keil “Crazy Guy“. Acrylic on canvas. Verso titled.

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