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 Signed Expressionist Floral Still Life on Red, Oil on Canvas
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Peter Keil Signed Expressionist Floral Still Life on Red, Oil on Canvas Peter Keil Expressionist floral still life, an original oil painting on canvas featuring three abstract flowe...
Canvas
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
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
Monumental Original Avi Ben Simhon Floral Still Life, Oil & Enamel on Canvas
By Avi Ben Simhon 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Original Avi Ben Simhon Floral Still Life, Oil & Enamel on Canvas A monumental original painting by Israeli artist Avi Ben Simhon, executed in mixed media on canvas and s...
Canvas, Resin, Hardwood, Lacquer, Paint
Peter Keil, Untitled Portrait - II
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Peter Keil, Untitled Portrait - II, Berlin, 1970s Oil on Board, Unframed,Artist Board 39" x 27" This captivating piece, titled "Untitled Portrait - II," was created by the distingui...
Wood
European Modernist Spring Still Life with Daffodils and Tulips, Signed "PS '41"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
European Modernist Spring Still Life with Daffodils and Tulips, Signed "PS '41," Oil on Canvas Estate of John Loring, design director of Tiffany & Co from 1979 to 1984/2009 European...
Canvas, Wood
French Expressionism "A Vase of Flowers" Gen Paul (French, 1895-1975)
By Gen Paul
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"A Vase of Flowers" Eugene Paul aka Gen Paul (French, 1895-1975) Oil crayon on paper 20 1/2 x 14 (28 x 21 1/2 frame) inches "Gen Paul is undoubtedly the greatest representative, and...
Oil Crayon, Paper
Mid Century Floral Still Life Signed Springer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty vintage oil painting on canvas of a still life with vases, leaves and flowers executed in an expressionist modern style, signed Springer in the lower right and presented in a g...
Canvas, Paint
Colorful Modernist Floral Still Life Painting, 1964
Located in New Windsor, NY
Colorful modernist floral still life signed and dated lower left, Marcy '64. Oil on canvas. The artist has rendered a painting that uses highly saturated, vibrant colors. Possibly Ha...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid Century Floral Still Life Signed Springer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty vintage oil painting on canvas of a still life with vases, leaves and flowers executed in an expressionist modern style, signed Springer in the lower right and presented in a g...
Oil
Mid-Century Modern Expressionist Still Life of Vibrant Flowers, Signed McKay
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a mid-century modern, Expressionist floral still life painted in oil on canvas board, signed MacKay and dated '64. The painting belongs to the Expressionist/Modernist sti...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Abstract Floral Art Painting Framed
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Colorful abstract floral painting on brown paper, framed under glass in antique gold tone frame. Artist Mariana Shulga.
Paper
