1903 - 1938

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  • 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

Küsimused ja vastused

Millest riigist on pärit Wolf Kibel?

Wolf Kibel sündis riigis Poland.

Mis on Wolf Kibel sünnipaik ja sünnahöstua?

Wolf Kibel sündis Grodzisk Mazowiecki linnas aastal 1903.

Kust saan vaadata Wolf Kibel teoseid meeleolu järgi sorteerituna?

Kunstniku Tunnetunoodete tuba lehel on Wolf Kibel teosed koondatud vastavalt nende atmosfäärile.

Kust saan vaadata Wolf Kibel teoseid 3D-galeriis?

Wolf Kibel virtuaalne 3D-galeria 3D-galeria on leht, kus saab vaadata kunstniku teoseid kolmemõõdimeses galeriis.

Kiire kvartett

Iga küsimuse kohta on ainult üks õige vastus.

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