Peter Keil Abstract Acrylic Painting on Paper

Item Details

Peter Keil (German; b. 1942)
Untitled, n.d.
Acrylic on paper
Signed to lower center
22’ W x 28’ H

An acrylic painting on paper of an abstract portrait by very well-listed and prolific contemporary German Neo-Expressionist Peter Robert Keil (Berlin; born 1942). This work features the artist’s signature style exhibiting loose black outlines and vibrant splotches of green, orange, red, blue, and yellow applied in large gestural brushstrokes. Signed to the lower center, the work is not mounted and remains unframed.

Influenced by German Expressionism and graffiti elements, Keil is known for his simplified abstractions of traditional art subjects. He studied under Otto Nagel at a young age and developed relationships with other renowned artists such as Joan Miro. As Keil abandoned realism and developed his signature style, he used more vibrant colors rapidly applied with large gestural brushstrokes resembling the abstract style of Picasso.

Condition

- minor wear to paper edges; smudge marks scattered throughout paper.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC450-045