1903 - 1938

Fakta v kostce

  • 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

Otázky a odpovědi

Je k dispozici 3D virtuální prohlídka děl umělce Wolf Kibel?

3D galerie umělce Wolf Kibel je stránka, která v rámci virtuální trojrozměrné galerie prezentuje umělecká díla tohoto tvůrce.

V jakém městě a z jaké země pochází Wolf Kibel?

Wolf Kibel se narodil(a) ve městě Grodzisk Mazowiecki v zemi Poland.

Jak mohu si prohlédnout všechna umělecká díla umělce Wolf Kibel?

Veškerá díla umělce Wolf Kibel na tato webová stránka si můžete prohlédnout na jeho stránce Všechná umělecká díla.

Jak je kariéra umělce Wolf Kibel rozdělena do období?

Kariéra umělce Wolf Kibel se na stránce Kronika umělce odvíjí období po období v podobě horizontální časové osy děl uspořádaných do kapitol podle tvůrčích etap.

Sebestest

U každé otázky je pouze jedna správná odpověď.

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