Karl-Karol Chrobok
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Karl-Karol Chrobok

Germany • 1960

Biography

Member of several artist associations in Germany; independent artist since 1985. 

Born 1960 in Tychy, Poland
1988 emigration to the Federal Republlc of Germany
State Lyceum of Art in Bielsko-Biala and Krakow, 1975–1980 Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, painting and
graphics Master graduate of Arts 1980–1985 

One-year scholarship by the Ministry of Culture of Warsaw, awarded at the Alexander Rak competition for
graphics, Katowice, 1986 first prize for fine arts rewarded during the “Kulturpreis-Ausstellung” (Culture Award
Exhibition) of Göttingen county, 1990 Award “Syrlin-Kunstpreis”(Syrlin Art Prize) competition for painting,
Stuttgart, participation in the exhibition of the 25 winning works, 1992 first prize rewarded by Kunstverein
Höchstadt-Aisch e.V., 1997 Participation at the international plenair “Waldinspirationen 3”, Goluchow/Poland,
2013
Regular exhibition activities in Germany and abroad with more than 100 solo exhibitions and participations in
group exhibitions 

Fear of color is to fear the world. I work rapidly, in oil, without a photo template, gladly directly out in the open as
well as in the studio. Layer by layer, old is painted over, erased in wide areas, parts leftat the edges.
I understand this approach as a re-enactment of growth and sometimes destruction. Painting is a struggle
with time, with productive time at the end of which color stands as a compound on my paintings.
Chrobok paints his work directly outside In the nature, regardless of weather conditions. 

Whether storm, snow
or sun – he is not a pure fair-weather painter – all weather conditions appeal to him and inspire him to capture
his impressions on canvas. In short time the movement of the trees in the wind, the whipping of the branches in
the stormor theplayof light and shadoware skillfully brought onto the canvas by the artist. 

Chrobok has perfected the fast brushwork.
In his paintings the painted objects do not fade or disappear in the distance. The depth of space is only created
by proportions. 

His fascination for color is decisive in his paintings. How far can one go as a painterto let the
color speak without leading it into abstraction? 

Chrobok has found the solution.



(Kirstin Schwarz / Museum for contemporary art Siegen, Extract of introductory speech at the museum Bad
Berleburg 2012)

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Painting, Attacks of the spring, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Attacks of the spring

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€3,600

Painting, By the pond - Spring, Karl-Karol Chrobok

By the pond - Spring

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€3,600

Painting, Forest wall, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Forest wall

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch

€3,060

Painting, Early spring landscape, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Early spring landscape

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 70 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€3,600

Painting, On the Dhünn river no.2, Karl-Karol Chrobok

On the Dhünn river no.2

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 70 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€3,600

Painting, By the pond - light of spring, Karl-Karol Chrobok

By the pond - light of spring

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 70 x 105 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.9 inch

€3,600

Painting, Pond No.11, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Pond No.11

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€4,500

Painting, Druid Stone, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Druid Stone

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

€4,500

Painting, Forest No.2, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Forest No.2

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

€4,500

Painting, Forest No.3, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Forest No.3

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

€4,500

Painting, End of Winter No.6, Karl-Karol Chrobok

End of Winter No.6

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€3,600

Painting, Autumn Landscape No.12, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Autumn Landscape No.12

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€4,500

Painting, End of Winter No.3, Karl-Karol Chrobok

End of Winter No.3

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€4,500

Painting, Tree by the stream / Nocturno, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Tree by the stream / Nocturno

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€440

Print, Parrot Painter, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Parrot Painter

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Print - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€230

Print, Dissidents, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Dissidents

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Print - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€230

Print, He and she, Karl-Karol Chrobok

He and she

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Print - 62 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€440

Painting, Black magician, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Black magician

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 130 x 110 x 2.2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.9 inch

€8,000

Painting, Tatra mountain nr.7, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Tatra mountain nr.7

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,400

Painting, Birch in the mountains landscape, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Birch in the mountains landscape

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

€6,300

Painting, All foreland no.1, Karl-Karol Chrobok

All foreland no.1

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,400

Painting, View of the three mountains no.2, Karl-Karol Chrobok

View of the three mountains no.2

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,550

Painting, Cologne Cathedral no.9, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Cologne Cathedral no.9

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 140 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€8,000

Painting, Gewont mountain no.2, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Gewont mountain no.2

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,400

Painting, Late summer in Glebokie, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Late summer in Glebokie

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,400

Painting, Dreamed city no.12, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Dreamed city no.12

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 110 x 150 x 2.2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.9 inch

€11,000

Painting, Group of trees - Cracked poplar, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Group of trees - Cracked poplar

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

€6,400

Painting, Monastery ruin no.4, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Monastery ruin no.4

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

€6,000

Painting, Monastery ruin Hude no.1, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Monastery ruin Hude no.1

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

€6,000

Painting, Winter fantasy landscape, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Winter fantasy landscape

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,400

Painting, Windy day at Aschendorf, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Windy day at Aschendorf

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 80 x 115 x 2.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 0.9 inch

€5,200

Painting, The path in the autumn forest, Karl-Karol Chrobok

The path in the autumn forest

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€6,300

Painting, Pine trees near Aschendorf, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Pine trees near Aschendorf

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 110 x 110 x 2.2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.9 inch

€6,000

Painting, Big spring, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Big spring

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

€6,300

Painting, Sky landscape - spring, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Sky landscape - spring

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€6,300

Painting, Broom - full summer, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Broom - full summer

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

€6,000

Painting, Forest no.5, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Forest no.5

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 140 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€8,000

Painting, Path to the forest, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Path to the forest

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 70 x 150 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.9 inch

€6,000

Painting, Rock face, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Rock face

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 130 x 95 x 2.2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.4 x 0.9 inch

€7,000

Painting, May - Forest, Karl-Karol Chrobok

May - Forest

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.9 inch

€10,000

Painting, The big gorge, Karl-Karol Chrobok

The big gorge

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.9 inch

€10,000

Painting, Yellow wall, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Yellow wall

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.9 inch

€10,000

Painting, Robber, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Robber

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 28.5 x 38.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.2 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch

€450

Painting, Oak 5/8, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Oak 5/8

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€450

Painting, Oak 1/8, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Oak 1/8

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€450

Painting, Reader, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Reader

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

Print, Argonaut, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Argonaut

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Print - 69 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.2 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

€490

Painting, Portrait 28 /Profil, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Portrait 28 /Profil

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

Painting, Courtesans, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Courtesans

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 88.54 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 34.9 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, Three priests, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Three priests

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 43 x 62 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.9 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, Women models in the studio, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Women models in the studio

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€800

Print, Adam /cloned, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Adam /cloned

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Print - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€500

Painting, Meditating guys, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Meditating guys

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 65 x 90 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€800

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The artistic movements of the artists are: Post-Impressionism
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The year of birth of the artist is: 1960