Angel of History

1989

Anselm Kiefer

Associated Names
Anselm Kiefer

Sculptor, German, born 1945

The sculpture is in the shape of an aircraft with two wings, a body, and vertical fin. It is crafted using a patchy silver material. The sculpture includes details like four cylindrical jet engines that appear slightly misshapen and flimsy. There are tufts of reddish-brown material placed on different parts of the aircraft, including on the fin and in some of the engines. Sheets of material that look like thin gray rocks have been stacked on the wings of the plane, with more tufts covering them. The structure rests directly on the floor, with a white wall behind it.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lead, glass, and poppies

  • Credit Line

    Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 400.1 x 500.4 x 200 cm (157 1/2 x 197 x 78 3/4 in.) gross weight: 2000 lb.

  • Accession Number

    1994.75.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sold 21 November 1994 by the artist to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2021

  • Sturman, Shelley, and Molly Donovan. "The Artist as Primary Source of the Conservation of Contemporary Sculpture." Facture: conservation, science, art history 5 (2021): 174-202, fig. 13.

Wikidata ID

Q63860699

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