1905 - 1989

Informații rapide

  • Died: 1989
  • Art period: Modern
  • Works on this site: 2
  • Top 3 works:
    • Umbrian Landscape
    • Still Life with Two Pitchers
  • Top-ranked work: Umbrian Landscape

The Artistic Evolution of Robert Keil

Robert Keil was an Austrian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. His artistic journey began with instruction at the Benedictine monastery of Beuron under Willibrord Jan Verkade. Following his studies in art history and philosophy in Vienna, Keil spent significant time in Italy, living on the island of Ischia and working as a guide in Rome and Naples. His later travels to Paris, Cologne, and Essen were instrumental to his development.

His painterly work is characterized by three distinct phases. Until the mid-1950s, he practiced an abstracting realism with expressive color. This transitioned into an expressionist phase of pure abstraction, eventually evolving into a flat, planar style of painting by the mid-1970s. Beyond painting, Keil produced approximately 2,500 drawings, which he described as exercises in engaging with the works of predecessors such as Rembrandt, Tintoretto, and Maulbertsch.

Diverse Mediums and Exhibitions

Keil's versatility extended into various disciplines, including printmaking and ceramics. From the early 1960s, he created approximately 300 linocuts that utilized a clear, abstract language. In the mid-1970s, he produced about 50 large-format mosaic panels for residential complexes and private developers in Vienna. Later in life, starting in 1977, he began decorating approximately 280 ceramic plates and tiles with lyrical-abstract forms.

His career was marked by several significant exhibitions, including:

Întrebări și răspunsuri

Cum pot găsi lucrările lui Robert Keil dintr-o anumită paletă de culori?

Operele lui Robert Keil pot fi explorate pe baza paletei cromatice în pagina de După paletă de culori a artistului.

Pot studia utilizarea culorii de către Robert Keil în toate lucrările sale?

Modul în care Robert Keil utilizează culoarea în lucrările enumerate pe acest site web poate fi explorat pe pagina Genoma Paletei a artistului.

Din ce epocă face parte Robert Keil?

Robert Keil a activat în perioada Modern. Această perioadă situează activitatea artistului în context istoric.

Cum pot găsi toate lucrările lui Robert Keil dintr-un anumit tip de tehnică?

Pentru a găsi toate lucrările lui Robert Keil dintr-un anumit mediu, accesați pagina Toate tehnicile a artistului.

Quiz rapid

Fiecare întrebare are un singur răspuns corect.

Întrebare 1:
In which city was Robert Keil born?
Întrebare 2:
Which artist influenced Keil during his studies at the Beuron Benedictine Monastery?
Întrebare 3:
In which year was Keil's work exhibited at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna?
Întrebare 4:
What type of graphic work did Keil create starting in the early 1960s?
Întrebare 5:
Which of these artists was considered one of Keil's most important guiding figures?