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Anselm Kiefer
Wege der Weltweisheit: die Hermannsschlacht (Ways of Worldly Wisdom: Arminius's Battle), 1978

Artwork Info

Artwork title
Wege der Weltweisheit: die Hermannsschlacht (Ways of Worldly Wisdom: Arminius's Battle)
Artist name
Anselm Kiefer
Date created
1978
Classification
print
Medium
woodcut, acrylic paint, and shellac on paper
Dimensions
135 1/4 in. × 137 1/4 in. (343.54 cm × 348.62 cm)
Credit
The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Copyright
© Anselm Kiefer
Permanent URL
https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/FC.594
Artwork status
Not on view at this time.

Surrounded by his paintings in SFMOMA’s galleries, German artist Anselm Kiefer describes the challenges and significance of exploring the past in his work. He highlights the subjective, emotional nature of both history and art.

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