Dear Keil fans,
As you have probably already noticed, the vernissage of the big anniversary exhibition will take place on 1 October. We have already written an article about this with the extensive supporting programme. Now, as a little foretaste, we would like to present you with a mood film and, in particular, go into detail about the charity auction.
In several respects, we are exploring innovative possibilities of new formats. In cooperation with the auction house Historia Auctionata, we are breaking new ground for the first time and experimenting with a hybrid concept. Even if the analogue experience of an art exhibition cannot be replaced – Walter Benjamin already spoke of the unmistakable aura of a work of art that can only be experienced analogue in a direct encounter – the experiences of the past years have shown that virtual encounters can be quite appealing. This is where we want to start and transfer the anniversary exhibition on Peter Robert Keil from Heidelberg Castle into virtual space.
From another point of view, too, we are trying to unite two hitherto fundamentally different formats. Whereas up to now an art exhibition was an art exhibition and an art auction was an art auction, our aim is to combine these two forms. First of all, we want to provide a lot of content about the location of the artist in the art world, a tour of the exhibition and a lot of background information about the works and their creation processes. The auction will then take place on this basis in a dialogue process.
We cordially invite you to this premiere and would also be very pleased if you and give feedback.
But now some more information about the event:
IColour – a painter says I.
Without surcharge: Charity auction and for the 80th birthday of Peter Robert Keil: Oil paintings, graphics, majolica ceramics.
This charity auction takes place in cooperation with the Keil Collection Heidelberg and offers selected oil paintings, graphics and majolica ceramics by Peter Robert Keil. Born in 1942, the artist belongs to the neo-expressionist school of the “Junge Wilden”. His extensive oeuvre is characterised by spontaneous lines and a colour intensity of high expressivity. This is all about emotion and liveliness, which the artist impressively unfolds in his paintings and ceramics as well as, more recently, in his prints.
Auction at Heidelberg Castle on the occasion of the Rough Jubilee Exhibition
The auction will take place on the occasion of the large anniversary exhibition “IchFarbe” in Heidelberg Castle. Before the auction, the renowned Heidelberg art historian and gallery owner Dr. Kristina Hoge will introduce the artist and guide the participants live (online) through the exhibition in the castle. In this way, you can all immerse yourself in the world of Peter Robert Keil before you then get the unique chance to buy a work by the artist at auction for a good cause. One half of the proceeds from this auction will go to the Xylon Museum in Schwetzingen, where the work of the painter and graphic artist Otto Mindhoff, who died in 2019, is being preserved and a printing workshop gives young artists the opportunity to print their own graphics. The other half of the proceeds will be used to finance the exhibition. The auction will take place on 1 October 2022 from 19:00. To participate in the auction, please use, as usual, the possibilities of written pre-bidding, live bidding via our homepage www.historia.de, as well as telephone bidding by appointment. Alternatively, you can participate in person in the extensive programme of the vernissage at Heidelberg Castle from 16:00. Here you can get a personal impression of the paintings, graphics & majolica ceramics in the run-up to the auction. From 19:00 you can then bid live on site. Please have a look at the extensive vernissage programme and register before your visit at the following link: Vernissage registration We are especially proud to announce that the legendary auctioneer Michael Lehrberger has agreed to moderate the auction on site in Heidelberg. The Keil Collection Heidelberg is an initiative of GIM. Its aim is to make the artist’s work known and to support the artist in his creative work. On the occasion of the anniversary, the anniversary book “Keil Achtzig” will be published with selected works by Peter Robert Keil and a chronology of the activities of the Keil Collection Heidelberg. Further information at www.keil-collection-heidelberg.de.
You can find the auction catalogue here: IColour – a painter says I. Enjoy reading and bidding
Regards Keil Collection Heidelberg
