1903 - 1938

Rychlé informace

  • Museums on this site: South African National Gallery
  • Nationality: Poland
  • Top 3 works: Interior
  • Lifespan: 35 years
  • Died: 1938

A Life of Artistic Pursuit

Wolf Kibel was a Polish-born South African painter and printmaker. Born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, his early life involved an apprenticeship to a bookbinder and later to a maker of shoe uppers. His journey through Europe led him to Vienna, where he encountered the work of portrait painter Edmund Pick-Morino. Seeking new opportunities, Kibel traveled to Palestine, living in Haifa and Jerusalem before settling in Tel Aviv. In Tel Aviv, he worked primarily with watercolour and black and white drawing due to the high cost of oil paints. He eventually moved to South Africa in 1929, arriving in Cape Town.

Artistic Style and Legacy

Kibel's work is often identified as expressionist, characterized by a painterly approach using rich impasto and expressive brushmarks. His media included oil, pastel, watercolour, tempera, chalk, pen, etching, and monotypes. He was noted for his ability to use shape, colour, tone value, and paint quality to create a sense of complexity and order. Kibel's works are held in several major collections, such as:

  • South African National Gallery, Cape Town
  • Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg
  • Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
  • Durban Art Gallery, Durban
  • King George VI Gallery, Port Elizabeth
  • Tatham Gallery, Pietermartizburg
  • Spier Art Collection, Stellenbosch
  • William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley
  • Sanlam Art Collection, Cape Town

Otázky a odpovědi

Odkud pochází Wolf Kibel?

Wolf Kibel se narodil(a) v Poland.

Kde a v jakém roce se narodil/a Wolf Kibel?

Wolf Kibel se narodil(a) v roce 1903 ve městě Grodzisk Mazowiecki.

Kde si mohu prohlédnout díla umělce Wolf Kibel uspořádaná podle atmosféry?

Stránka umělce Galerie nálad nabízí díla Wolf Kibel uspořádaná podle jejich atmosféry.

Kde mohu vidět díla umělce Wolf Kibel v 3D galerii?

3D galerie umělce Wolf Kibel je stránka, která v rámci virtuální trojrozměrné galerie prezentuje umělecká díla tohoto tvůrce.

Rychlý kvíz

U každé otázky je pouze jedna správná odpověď.

Otázka 1:
In which city was Wolf Kibel born?
Otázka 2:
Which art movement did Kibel help introduce to South Africa?
Otázka 3:
To which country did Kibel travel in 1925, where he contracted malaria?
Otázka 4:
Which famous painter's work did Kibel admire and consider a highlight of contemporary painting?
Otázka 5:
What cause of death led to the end of Wolf Kibel's life in 1938?