Peter Robert Keil - Elvis Presley

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

Original and new works (originals) by the artist are barely affordable on the world market anymore.

Very nice, extraordinary depiction of Elvis Presley. Studio Berlin 00, a wonderful decorative collector’s object.

Measurements without frame: H: 75 cm x W: 55 cm

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

The colors in the images may vary slightly (e.g., due to light reflection).

Oil/acrylic mixed media on canvas.

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Description of the work:

With “Elvis Presley” Peter Robert Keil once again engages one of the greatest icons of popular culture. Unlike his expressive Elvis portrait from the early 1980s, this work shows a clearly reduced and matured pictorial language that is characteristic of his works around the year 2000.

The face is structured into bold areas of color in violet, green and warm orange and held together by striking black contours. The famous tuft makes Elvis instantly recognizable, while the cigarette in the corner of the mouth underlines the rebellious character and the legendary coolness of the “King of Rock ’n’ Roll.”

The light background directs the gaze entirely to the face and enhances the presence of the figure. Despite the simplified form language, Keil manages to capture personality, expression, and dynamism with a few sure brushstrokes.

The work merges music history, pop culture, and neo-expressionism into an impressive portrait that convinces both artistically and decoratively.

The composition exudes joie de vivre, directness, and artistic immediacy – a tribute to color itself and an optimistic statement for any collection.

His artistically gifted 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, from East Berlin, became his mentor around 1954 and taught him his first craft 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 Europa, 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 Burst”, Schwetzingen Palace, Orangery
2012: Keil ArtCollection Marburg, Night of Art, Marburg
2012: "Ladies Night at Paris Bar", Keil ArtCollection Marburg, Marburg City Festival
2012: “Devil’s Work”, Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe
2013: Breakthrough – 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", Waaggebouw Arnhem
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 at 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 Burst 2", Heidelberg Castle
2018: art Karlsruhe 2018 - one artist show, Karlsruhe
2018 Affordable Art Fair Hamburg / Affordable Art Fair Brussels
2019 art Karlsruhe, Gallery P 13
2019 Affordable Art Fair Hamburg / Affordable Art Fair Brussels
2021 Residency 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