Peter Robert Keil - Georg Baselitz

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 are found all over the world in museums, galleries, and also in private collections of the wealthy and famous. Peter Robert Keil painted alongside luminaries such as Joan Miro, Picasso, Andy Warhol, Basquiat, as well as other artists, and is therefore often dubbed as “The last living big Artist.”
Original and new works (originals) by the artist are hardly affordable on the world market anymore.

Very beautiful, extraordinary representation of Georg Baselitz. Studio Berlin 00, a wonderful decorative collector’s item.

Dimensions without frame: H: 70 cm x W: 50 cm

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

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

Oil/acrylic mixed media on canvas.

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Description of the work:

With “Georg Baselitz,” Peter Robert Keil pays homage to one of the most important German contemporary artists. The work is far more than a portrait—it is a pictorial dialogue between two formative representatives of German neo-expressionism.

Keil reduces Baselitz to distinctive facial features and transforms them into a powerful composition of bright yellow, intense pink, rich blue, and fresh green. The characteristic long nose forms the vertical axis of the image, while the clearly outlined eyes meet the viewer directly. The bold black lines structure the face and give the work the spontaneous energy that characterizes Peter Robert Keil’s painting.

Particularly striking is the color division of the face. Different color fields merge into an expressive unity and give the portrait emotional depth that goes far beyond a mere outward portrayal. The lively, striped clothing creates an exciting contrast to the calm gray background and enhances the monumental presence of the figure.

The painting unites the handwriting of two exceptional artistic personalities and stands as an example of Keil’s engagement with the icons of the international art world.

The composition exudes joie de vivre, immediacy, and artistic spontaneity—a homage to color itself and an optimistic statement for any collection.

His artistically gifted mother struggled with her son in the final phase of the war to reach West Berlin, 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 as well as in 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 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 the 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, City Festival Marburg
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 Visiting Heidelberg City Hall, Heidelberg City Hall
2015: "Verleden, heden, toekomst" (Past, present, future), Waaggebouw Arnhem
2015: Peter Robert Keil Visiting in the Romanesque Cellar, Romanischer Keller Heidelberg
2015: Peter Robert Keil Visiting in the Old Indoor Pool, Altes Hallenbad Heidelberg
2015: "P.R. Keil—The Latest 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 Visiting 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 the 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