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Heavy Water by Anselm Kiefer — VisualArtsDB

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Heavy Water

Heavy Water

Heavy Water

1991

Medium: 9-page book of silver leaf and paint on gelatin silver prints, bound with lead covers
Dimensions: Max: 70.1 × 50 cm (27 5/8 × 19 11/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings (visual works)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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