Abstract Ceramic Vase
Material: Ceramic, oil/acrylic
Size: 47 cm high, 28 cm diameter
Weight: 4850 gr.
Age: dated 1986
Artist: Peter Robert Keil, born 1942
Origin: Germany
Condition:
Very good condition.
Description:
An expressive ceramic vase by Peter Robert Keil, decorated all around in oil and acrylic paints. The gently rounded body with its flared rim provides the canvas for a vibrant composition of abstracted faces. Large eyes, prominent mouths and bold black outlines give the figures a striking expressive quality. Brilliant yellow, pink, orange, red, blue and turquoise create vivid accents against a cream-coloured background. Visible brushstrokes emphasise the spontaneous character of the painting. The decoration reveals new perspectives from every angle, making this 47 cm tall vase an impressive work of art. Signed near the base and dated “86”. A certificate of authenticity is available.
About the artist:
Peter Robert Keil, born on 6 August 1942 in Züllichau, is a German painter and sculptor. In the 1950s, he began training as an artistic metalworker before studying at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin from 1959 to 1961. Influenced by artists such as Pablo Picasso, he developed an expressive, vividly colourful painting style. Keil is associated with Berlin’s “Neue Wilde” movement. His expressive visual language is reflected in the striking faces and intense colour contrasts of this vase.
Exhibitions and international presence:
Keil’s work has been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Germany and abroad. Early milestones include his first solo exhibition at the Art Gallery in London in 1962, the Great Berlin Art Exhibitions in 1965 and 1966, and an exhibition at Galerie Wewerka in Berlin in 1985. Further exhibitions took his work to Sweden, Israel, Austria and the United States, among other countries.
Particular highlights include the retrospective “Leben im Farbrausch” at the Orangery of Schwetzingen Palace in 2012, the exhibitions “Teufelswerk” in 2012 and “P. R. Keil – der neueste Brand” in 2015 at the Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe, and “Leben im Farbrausch 2” at Heidelberg Castle in 2017. His work has also been presented at art Karlsruhe, ART.FAIR in Cologne and the Affordable Art Fairs in Hamburg and Brussels. In 2022, a studio exhibition at the Xylon Museum in Schwetzingen was followed by the anniversary exhibition “IchFarbe – ein Maler sagt ich” at Heidelberg Castle. In 2024, his work was shown under the title “The last living big artist” at The Waco, Texas Gallery in the United States.
