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Birth of Painting (Nascita della Pittura)

1981

Medium: Synthetic polymer paint and oil on gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 23 1/4 x 31" (58.8 x 78.7 cm) (irreg )
Genre: drawing
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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More by Anselm Kiefer

Ways of Worldly Wisdom: Hermann's Battle

Ways of Worldly Wisdom: Hermann's Battle

Anselm Kiefer, 1980

Untitled

Untitled

Anselm Kiefer, 2007

Heroic Symbols

Heroic Symbols

Anselm Kiefer, 1969

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

Anselm Kiefer, 2006

Occupation 1969 (Besetzung 1969), from the series "Occupations 1969 (Besetzungen 1969)"

Occupation 1969 (Besetzung 1969), from the series "Occupations 1969 (Besetzungen 1969)"

Anselm Kiefer, 1969

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom

Anselm Kiefer, 2000

Parsifal III

Parsifal III

Anselm Kiefer, 1973

The starry heavens above us, and the moral law within

The starry heavens above us, and the moral law within

Anselm Kiefer, 1969

Cette obscure clarté qui tombe des étoiles

Cette obscure clarté qui tombe des étoiles

Anselm Kiefer, 1999

Hortus philosophorum

Hortus philosophorum

Anselm Kiefer, 2010

Johannisnacht gefallene Bilder. The secret life of plants

Johannisnacht gefallene Bilder. The secret life of plants

Anselm Kiefer, 2006

Wege der Weltweisheit die Hermannsschlacht (Ways of Worldly Wisdom: Hermann’s Battle)

Wege der Weltweisheit die Hermannsschlacht (Ways of Worldly Wisdom: Hermann’s Battle)

Anselm Kiefer, 1977

Birth of Painting (Nascita della Pittura) by Anselm Kiefer — VisualArtsDB