1905 - 1989

Rýchle fakty

  • 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:

Otázky a odpovede

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Krátky kvíz

Pri každej otázke je iba jedna správna odpoveď.

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