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Gernot Kissel

Gernot Kissel

Germany • 1939 • 59 followers

Nationality

German

Categories

Painters, Printmakers

Artistic movements

Abstract Landscape

Themes

Nude, Portrait, Landscape

Biography

Gernot Kissel is a German painter born in 1939 in Worms on the Rhine in Germany and died in 2008. An engineer and architect by training, he learned painting self-taught at the age of 18.

His still lifes and landscapes are typical expressionist works, made of vibrant colors and bold lines. Kissel is best known, however, for his female nudes or portraits which are painted with an almost disconcerting confidence. Her female figures have a direct and powerful sensuality and force the observer to admire them. Through them we feel the artist's love for women.

Kissel's work inevitably compares with the recognized and extremely fashionable German Expressionists of the 20th century, particularly Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel and in terms of portrait painting, Alexey von Jawlensky. Another comparison can be made to the elegant canvases of Kees Van Dongen or to the profound sense of color as used by British artist Sir Matthew Smith.

Gernot Kissel's paintings have over time been successfully exhibited in Germany but also in England in London, Richmond and Newcastle. In June 2008, he was also exhibited in New York. His works are currently visible in many museums and private collections throughout Europe.

 

Gernot Kissel published two books in Germany, namely

1. KISSEL FRAUEN - published in 1989, 240 pages

2. KISSEL Er selbst (Himself) - Women, landscapes and still lifes in 2007, 174 pages.

Most of the paintings shown are privately owned and have been sold at gallery exhibitions in Europe and the UK, as well as at art fairs.

 

Excerpts from these books:

 

"Gernot Kissel is the continuator of an important part of German art. He adds another vital chapter and is a person who preserves the beauty of art and the body. Painting with all his heart and soul , he keeps the fascination of color alive. It is a pleasure to see his works"

Prof. Dr. Helge Bathelt

 

"Who can deny that Kissel's works are, above all, excellent paintings? Since the days of Alexey Jawlensky, their intense colors and bold contrasts have remained unmatched"

Prof. Dr. Helge Bathelt

 

"The simplicity behind self-confident works of art is irritating, because we are accustomed to the complexity of theoretical artistic constructions, typical of the contemporary art scene, and we do not know the works of art which were painted with pure joy and passion, making them easy to understand without requiring interpretation and making them simply enjoyable through their pure beauty."

Dr. Cornelia Vogt-Beck

Explore all artworks (43)

Print, Marjolein, on brown Paper, Gernot Kissel

Marjolein, on brown Paper

Print . 93 x 73 cm Print . 36.6 x 28.7 inch

£695 £348

Painting, Summer Landscape 1, Gernot Kissel

Summer Landscape 1

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

£3,500 £2,450

Print, Peacock, small, Gernot Kissel

Peacock, small

Print . 76 x 55 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.7 inch

£695 £348

Painting, Birkenwaeldchen (Beech Forest), Gernot Kissel

Birkenwaeldchen (Beech Forest)

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£3,900 £1,950

Print, Nude with Red Hair, Gernot Kissel

Nude with Red Hair

Print . 100 x 70 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 inch

£450 £225

Recommended by Artsper
Print, The open Dress, red, Gernot Kissel

The open Dress, red

Print . 80 x 50 cm Print . 31.5 x 19.7 inch

£350 £175

Recommended by Artsper
Print, Black Stockings, Gernot Kissel

Black Stockings

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

£439 £220

Print, Portrait Sonja, Gernot Kissel

Portrait Sonja

Print . 65 x 49 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.3 inch

£350 £175

Print, Sitting Halfnude, Gernot Kissel

Sitting Halfnude

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

£400 £200

Print, Figs / Figues, Gernot Kissel

Figs / Figues

Print . 37 x 40 cm Print . 14.6 x 15.7 inch

£280 £140

Print, Head, small, Gernot Kissel

Head, small

Print . 28 x 24 cm Print . 11 x 9.4 inch

£300 £150

Print, Nude on floral Cloth, Gernot Kissel

Nude on floral Cloth

Print . 75 x 58 cm Print . 29.5 x 22.8 inch

£350 £175

Print, Winter Landscape 2, Gernot Kissel

Winter Landscape 2

Print . 54 x 70 cm Print . 21.3 x 27.6 inch

£330 £165

Print, Head, small, Gernot Kissel

Head, small

Print . 28 x 24 cm Print . 11 x 9.4 inch

£250 £125

Print, Still life peppers, Gernot Kissel

Still life peppers

Print . 60 x 76 cm Print . 23.6 x 29.9 inch

£400 £200

Print, Bunch of flowers, Gernot Kissel

Bunch of flowers

Print . 84 x 68 cm Print . 33.1 x 26.8 inch

£350 £175

Print, Woman Sitting, Gernot Kissel

Woman Sitting

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

£350 £175

Print, Blue Head, Gernot Kissel

Blue Head

Print . 40 x 50 cm Print . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

£300 £150

Print, Cats, Gernot Kissel

Cats

Print . 62 x 71 cm Print . 24.4 x 28 inch

£350 £175

Print, Mallorca, Gernot Kissel

Mallorca

Print . 60 x 65 cm Print . 23.6 x 25.6 inch

£399 £200

Print, Landscape, Gernot Kissel

Landscape

Print . 50 x 65 cm Print . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

£300 £150

Print, Landscape blue and green, Gernot Kissel

Landscape blue and green

Print . 75 x 60 cm Print . 29.5 x 23.6 inch

£300 £150

Fine Art Drawings, Standing Nude with Flower, Gernot Kissel

Standing Nude with Flower

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 7.5 inch

£450 £315

Recommended by Artsper
Painting, Half nude, pastel, Gernot Kissel

Half nude, pastel

Painting . 64 x 48 x 2 cm Painting . 25.2 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

£3,000 £1,500

Painting, Sitting Nude on Yellow, Gernot Kissel

Sitting Nude on Yellow

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

£4,500 £3,150

Painting, Nude, brown, Gernot Kissel

Nude, brown

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

£4,800 £3,360

Painting, Nude on orange Cloth, Gernot Kissel

Nude on orange Cloth

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£4,500 £3,150

Painting, Sitting Nude on Red and Black, Gernot Kissel

Sitting Nude on Red and Black

Painting . 120 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

£5,500 £3,850

Painting, Sitting Nude 2, Gernot Kissel

Sitting Nude 2

Painting . 120 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£4,800 £2,400

Painting, Portrait Anna, Gernot Kissel

Portrait Anna

Painting . 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£6,500 £5,200

Print, Reclining Nude, Gernot Kissel

Reclining Nude

Print . 70 x 90 cm Print . 27.6 x 35.4 inch

£400 £200

Recommended by Artsper
Print, Cowering Nude, Gernot Kissel

Cowering Nude

Print . 26 x 30 cm Print . 10.2 x 11.8 inch

£300 £150

Print, Girl, Gernot Kissel

Girl

Print . 68 x 83 cm Print . 26.8 x 32.7 inch

£400 £200

Print, Blue Nude, Gernot Kissel

Blue Nude

Print . 90 x 61 cm Print . 35.4 x 24 inch

£350 £175

Print, Lilies, Gernot Kissel

Lilies

Print . 28 x 24.5 cm Print . 11 x 9.6 inch

Sold

Print, Half Nude with Cigaret, Gernot Kissel

Half Nude with Cigaret

Print . 80 x 50 cm Print . 31.5 x 19.7 inch

Sold

Print, Tulips and Lemons, Still life, Gernot Kissel

Tulips and Lemons, Still life

Print . 48 x 40 cm Print . 18.9 x 15.7 inch

Sold

Recommended by Artsper
Print, Sitting Woman in Yellow, Gernot Kissel

Sitting Woman in Yellow

Print . 80 x 60 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 inch

Sold

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