1903 - 1938

Ključne informacije

  • Museums on this site: South African National Gallery
  • Nationality: Poland
  • Top 3 works: Interior
  • Lifespan: 35 years
  • Died: 1938

A Life of Artistic Pursuit

Wolf Kibel was a Polish-born South African painter and printmaker. Born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, his early life involved an apprenticeship to a bookbinder and later to a maker of shoe uppers. His journey through Europe led him to Vienna, where he encountered the work of portrait painter Edmund Pick-Morino. Seeking new opportunities, Kibel traveled to Palestine, living in Haifa and Jerusalem before settling in Tel Aviv. In Tel Aviv, he worked primarily with watercolour and black and white drawing due to the high cost of oil paints. He eventually moved to South Africa in 1929, arriving in Cape Town.

Artistic Style and Legacy

Kibel's work is often identified as expressionist, characterized by a painterly approach using rich impasto and expressive brushmarks. His media included oil, pastel, watercolour, tempera, chalk, pen, etching, and monotypes. He was noted for his ability to use shape, colour, tone value, and paint quality to create a sense of complexity and order. Kibel's works are held in several major collections, such as:

  • South African National Gallery, Cape Town
  • Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg
  • Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
  • Durban Art Gallery, Durban
  • King George VI Gallery, Port Elizabeth
  • Tatham Gallery, Pietermartizburg
  • Spier Art Collection, Stellenbosch
  • William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley
  • Sanlam Art Collection, Cape Town

Vprašanja in odgovori

V katerem zgodovinskem obdobju je delal/a Wolf Kibel?

Wolf Kibel je deloval v obdobju Modern. To obdobje umetnikovo dejavnost umešča v zgodovinski okvir.

Koliko so priljubljena dela umetnika Wolf Kibel?

Stran Statistika umetnika Wolf Kibel prikazuje statistiko, izračunano na podlagi umetnin tega umetnika, ki so navedene na ta spletna stran.

Kje lahko najdem dela umetnika Wolf Kibel razvrščena po ključnih besedah?

Stran Po ključnih besedah umetnika Wolf Kibel povezuje njegova dela prek ključnih besed.

Kje lahko najdem dela umetnika Wolf Kibel, razvrščena glede na vzdušje?

Na strani Soba razpoloženj umetnika lahko najdete dela umetnika Wolf Kibel, razvrščena glede na njihovo vzdušje.

Preiztočite svoj pogled

Pri vsakem vprašanju je na voljo le eden pravilen odgovor.

Vprašanje 1:
In which city was Wolf Kibel born?
Vprašanje 2:
Which art movement did Kibel help introduce to South Africa?
Vprašanje 3:
To which country did Kibel travel in 1925, where he contracted malaria?
Vprašanje 4:
Which famous painter's work did Kibel admire and consider a highlight of contemporary painting?
Vprašanje 5:
What cause of death led to the end of Wolf Kibel's life in 1938?