Full Description
Ever since winning a travel grant as a 17-year-old to travel from the Netherlands through Belgium and Paris to Arles in Van Gogh's footsteps, the contemporary master painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer has been inspired by the Dutchman's art. Van Gogh has been a profound influence upon the subjects and techniques of Kiefer's monumental paintings and sculptures, which draw on history, mythology, literature, philosophy and science. Published to coincide with Kiefer's 80th birthday in 2025, this book celebrates the power and luminous intensity of both artists' work.
Contents
Ambassador's Foreword 7
Foreword 8
Acknowledgements 11
In the Footsteps of Van Gogh 15
Anselm Kiefer
Van Gogh and Kiefer: An Affinity of Sunflowers 33
Simon Schama
Catalogue plates 54
Anselm Kiefer: A Chronology 98
Tamara Klopper
List of Works Exhibited 110
Endnotes 113
Selected Publications 114
Lenders to the Exhibition 115
Photographic Acknowledgements 115
Index 116
