Fascinated by the mysteries of the human psyche, the Swiss-born
painter Albert von Keller (1844–1920) is remembered today more for his
spectacular subject matter than for his exceptional artistic ability.
In fact, although Keller was a founding member of the Munich
Secession, an influential artists’ association, and was highly
regarded in Europe and America at the dawn of the twentieth century
for his “modern” psychological painting, he has never before been the
subject of a solo exhibition in America.

Keller’s close association with the Munich psychiatrist Dr. Albert von
Schrenck-Notzing (1862–1929), and his participation in séances and
occult experiments, placed him at the center of passionate debates in
fin de siècle Germany on Seelenleben, or the life of the soul. While
fascinated by the paranormal, Keller was equally enthralled by
traditional Christian narratives such as the raising of the dead, the
powers of mystical healing, and the mysteries of stigmata. He engaged
in a lifelong search for new techniques and visual forms to describe
shifting, uncertain states of being and becoming.

Images: http://artandlair.blogspot.com/2010/10/albert-von-keller-1844-1920.html
Text: http://fryemuseum.org/exhibition/3687/