Abstract Portrait in Vivid Planes of Color” — Oil on Board by Peter Robert Keil, c. 1970s
A striking and energetic oil painting by renowned German artist Peter Robert Keil, known for his bold, expressionist portraits and vivid use of color. This work captures Keil’s signature style—an interplay of thick black linework over planes of saturated color—imbued with raw emotion and modernist intensity. The subject’s fragmented face, rendered in blocks of green, pink, orange, and red, reflects Keil’s fascination with the human form through the lens of post-war German expressionism and the influence of his time in Paris, where he was connected to the circles of Picasso and George Baselitz.
The painting’s textured surface and spontaneous brushwork lend a sculptural quality to the composition, balanced by its substantial custom black wood frame, designed to complement the bold graphic nature of the work.
Keil’s paintings, especially from this period, are celebrated for their immediacy and graphic vitality—each piece serving as a visual dialogue between abstraction and figuration.
Condition: Excellent vintage condition. Minor natural craquelure to the surface consistent with age and medium.
Framed Dimensions: 21” H x 25.5” W
Medium: Oil on board
Provenance: Private collection
Peter Robert Keil (b. 1942)
A central figure of post-war German expressionism, Keil studied under Otto Nagel and gained prominence in the 1960s for his powerful, gestural portraits. His works are represented in private and public collections throughout Europe and the United States.
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