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, Untitled Portrait - I
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Untitled Portrait - I Peter Keil, Berlin, 1970s. Oil on board, unframed Measures: artist board 39" x 27". This striking untitled portrait, titled "Untitled Portrait - I," was creat...
Wood, Paint
Peter Robert Keil Portrait of a Man, Berlin, 1970s.
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Peter Robert Keil Portrait of a Man, Berlin, 1970s. Oil on board, unframed, 24-inches high x 24-inch wide This striking portrait of a man, painted by renowned American/German artist Peter Robert Keil during the 1970s, is a compelling example of modern abstract art. Executed in oil paint on artist board, the piece measures 24 inches high by 24 inches wide...
Wood
Untitled, Edvins E. Strautmanis (1933-1992)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Untitled, Edvins E. Strautmanis (1933-1992) Oil on Artist Board 36 x 24 inches Framed Dimensions: 41.5 x 29.5 x 2 inches This captivating oil on artist board by Edvins E. Strautman...
Wood
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
Peter Keil, Masterwork Mixed Media Textured Quadriptych (4) Portraits, C. 1980
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Peter Keil, Masterwork Mixed Media Textured Quadriptych (4) Portraits, c. 1980 Oil on Canvas Signed "P. Keil" Lower Left Dimensions: 40" W x 60" H Unframed Ready to Place or Frame...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
José Luis Caballero (Spanish, 1916–1991) Untitled Lithograph VI/XXV
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
José Luis Caballero (Spanish, 1916–1991), Untitled Lithograph VI/XXV An original lithograph in colors by José Luis Caballero (Spanish, 1916–1991), an esteemed artist renowned for hi...
Wood, Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1974, Acrylic on Board, Signed, No Frame, 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 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
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
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1970, Signed, Acrylic on Board, Modern Art, 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...
Acrylic, Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1977, Signed, Acrylic on Board, No Frame, Art, 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...
Acrylic, Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, Signed, Painted on Grey Board, C 1977, No Frame, 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...
Acrylic, Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1970, Acrylic on Board, No Frame, Modern Art, Signed
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, Paper
