Anselm Kiefer

German, born 1945

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Horizontal bands of rumpled and wrinkled strips of lead are pieced together and overlap to create this horizontal, abstract work. The bands vary from smoke to charcoal gray, and there are some areas of burnt-orange rust. A smaller, ivory-white rectangle at the bottom center resembles a starburst created with textured, radiating bands of ivory and navy blue, surrounding a roughly teardrop-shaped hole that nearly spans the height of the smaller panel. The area within the teardrop is painted with smooth strokes of ice blue along the top, deepening to cobalt blue along the bottom. Tall letters in cursive white spelling out “Zim Zum” are written at the center of a band a quarter of the way down from the top edge of the composition.
Anselm Kiefer, Zim Zum, 1990, acrylic, emulsion, crayon, shellac, ashes, and canvas on lead, Gift of the Collectors Committee, 1990.82.1

Zim Zum

Anselm Kiefer · 1990 · acrylic, emulsion, crayon, shellac, ashes, and canvas on lead ·  Accession ID  1990.82.1

Anselm Kiefer, Angel of History, 1989, lead, glass, and poppies, Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund, 1994.75.1

Angel of History

Anselm Kiefer · 1989 · lead, glass, and poppies ·  Accession ID  1994.75.1