Kiefer/Van Gogh

Ever since winning a travel grant as a 17-year-old to travel from the Netherlands through Belgium and Paris to Arles in Van Goghs footsteps, the contemporary master painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer has been inspired by the Dutchmans art. Van Gogh has been a profound influence upon the subjects and techniques of Kiefers monumental paintings and sculptures, which draw on history, mythology, literature, philosophy and science. Published to coincide with Kiefers 80th birthday in 2025, this book celebrates the power and luminous intensity of both artists work. Image credits: Vincent van Gogh, Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet), 1890 Oil on canvas, 72.1 cm x 92 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation) Anselm Kiefer, Schierlingsbecher, 2019 Emulsion, oil, acrylic, shellac, straw and gold leaf on canvas, 280 x 760 cm Anselm Kiefer Photo White Cube (Theo Christelis)