Peter Robert Keil - Akt mit Schirm

Peter Robert Keil is one of the best-known and finest contemporary painters and sculptors in Germany. Keil is famous for his bold and beautiful paintings that capture the essence of life. His works can be found all over the world in museums, galleries, and also in private collections of the rich and famous. Peter Robert Keil painted alongside greats such as Joan Miró, Picasso, Andy Warhol, Basquiat, as well as other artists, and is therefore often referred to as “The last living big Artist.”

Early and recent works (originals) of the artist are hardly affordable on the world market anymore.

Very beautiful, extraordinary nude of a woman with an umbrella. Studio Berlin 83, a wonderful, decorative collector’s object.

Dimensions with frame H: 110 cm x W: 60 cm
Dimensions without frame H: 100 cm x W: 50 cm

Original artwork on a panel by the artist Peter Robert Keil with certificate of authenticity and gallery stamp.

The colors in the pictures may differ slightly (e.g., due to light reflections).

Oil/Acrylic mixed technique on panel.

Delivery worldwide and insured.

Artwork description:

With “Nude with Umbrella,” Peter Robert Keil combines the classical tradition of the nude with the spontaneous energy of Neo-Expressionism. The work radiates joie de vivre, humor, and color intensity, and is among the particularly decorative figurative works from his early 1980s period.

At the center is a female figure with a stylized body and pronounced, expressive facial features. Above her floats a colorful umbrella, whose bright stripes in yellow, green, red, and pink resemble a crown or a stage prop. This creates a nearly festive, carnival-like atmosphere.

The strong black contours structure the composition and give it the immediate energy that makes Keil’s work worldwide unmistakable. The combination of deep blue in the background, bright pink, white, and yellow creates an extraordinary depth from a distance and makes the painting a focal point even in large rooms.

Despite the humorous exaggeration, the figure possesses dignity and presence. Keil does not transform the classical nude into a realistic depiction, but into a symbol of vitality, freedom, and artistic spontaneity.

The composition exudes liveliness, directness, and artistic immediacy—a homage to color itself and an optimistic statement for any collection.

His artistically talented mother fought her way with her son to West Berlin in the final phase of the war, where the two settled after the war. There Keil grew up in the working-class district of Berlin-Wedding and soon discovered his interest in painting—especially in expressionist artists and the works of Pablo Picasso. The painter Otto Nagel, who came from East Berlin, became his mentor from around 1954 and taught him his first technical skills and painting techniques.

1962: First solo exhibition at the Art Gallery, London
1964: Rotebro Gallery, Sweden
1965: Great Berlin Art Exhibition
1966: Great Berlin Art Exhibition
1980: Galerie Dr. Friedmann, Israel
1985: Galerie Wewerka, Berlin
1986–1990: Free Berlin Art Exhibition, Messehallen, Berlin
1993: Carousel Gallery, Dania, Florida, USA
1998: Aventura Art Gallery, Aventura, Florida, USA
1999: Galerie Höckner, Salzburg, Austria
2000: Exhibitions in Paris, Amsterdam, London
2001–2005: Intercontinental Hotel Berlin
2002: International Art Fair, Frankfurt
2003: Sixty Years of Peter Robert Keil, Galerie Kunstsinn, Nuremberg
2005: Galerie Boxsler, Lichtenfels
2006: Public Library, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
2007: Villa Meixner, Collection of KulturForum Europe, Brühl/Baden
2007: Kessler Corporation, Orlando Florida, Savannah, Georgia, USA
2008: The Hurn Museum, Savannah, USA
2010: Keil-Collection Heidelberg, Lange Nacht der Museen, Heidelberg
2010: Edna Hibel Fine Art Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida
2011: Keil-Collection Heidelberg, Lange Nacht der Museen, Heidelberg
2012: Retrospective “Life in a Color Storm,” Schwetzingen Palace, Orangery
2012: Keil ArtCollection Marburg, Night of Art, Marburg
2012: "Ladies Night at Paris Bar", Keil ArtCollection Marburg, Marburg City Festival
2012: “Teufelswerk,” Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe
2013: Departure – Latest Works from the Heidelberg Phase, Alte Feuerwache Heidelberg
2014: Current Works, Berlin,Temporary Gallery Potsdamer Straße
2014: New Keil Works, Keil Collection Heidelberg, Heidelberg
2014/2015: Peter Robert Keil as a guest in the Heidelberg Town Hall, Heidelberg Town Hall
2015: "Verleden, heden, toekomst" (Past, present, future), Waaggebouw Arnheim
2015: Peter Robert Keil as a guest in the Romanesque Cellar, Romanischer Keller Heidelberg
2015: Peter Robert Keil as a guest in the Old Indoor Pool, Altes Hallenbad Heidelberg
2015: "P.R. Keil – the newest brand", Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe
2015: Exhibition in the Museum Room in Wolfsbrunnen, Wolfsbrunnen Heidelberg
2016: art Karlsruhe 2016, Karlsruhe
2016: ART.FAIR, Cologne
2016: Affordable Art Fair 2016, Hamburg
2016: Peter Robert Keil as a guest in Galerie P13, Heidelberg
2017: art Karlsruhe 2017 - one artist show, Karlsruhe
2017: Solo exhibition New Jersey, USA
2017: Red Art Salon, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden
2017: Affordable Art Fair 2017, Hamburg
2017: Studio Exhibition Banyalbufar, Mallorca
2017: Solo Exhibition "Life in a Color Storm 2", Heidelberg Castle
2018: art Karlsruhe 2018 - one artist show, Karlsruhe
2018 Affordable Art Fair Hamburg / Affordable Art Fair Brussels
2019 art Karlsruhe, Galerie P 13
2019 Affordable Art Fair Hamburg / Affordable Art Fair Brussels
2021 Visiting artist at Xylon Museum Schwetzingen
2022 Artist-in-residence Xylon Museum Schwetzingen
2022 Studio exhibition Xylon Museum Schwetzingen
2022 "IchFarbe - a painter says I" - Anniversary exhibition at Heidelberg Castle