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Anselm Kiefer — San Loretto
Anselm Kiefer

San Loretto

San Loretto is a monumental work by German artist Anselm Kiefer, rendered in oil on canvas with his characteristically dense, heavily textured surface that evokes a sense of ancient ruin and mythic weight. The composition draws on themes of spirituality, history, and memory, combining Kiefer's brooding palette of earthy ochres, blacks, and grays with gestural, almost apocalyptic imagery. True to his broader practice, the work meditates on the intersection of the sacred and the scarred, inviting contemplation of collective trauma and transcendence.

Medium
oil on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 14, 2015

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Anselm Kiefer, San Loretto

San Loretto is a monumental work by German artist Anselm Kiefer, rendered in oil on canvas with his characteristically dense, heavily textured surface that evokes a sense of ancient ruin and mythic weight. The composition draws on themes of spirituality, history, and memory, combining Kiefer's brooding palette of earthy ochres, blacks, and grays with gestural, almost apocalyptic imagery. True to his broader practice, the work meditates on the intersection of the sacred and the scarred, inviting contemplation of collective trauma and transcendence.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Figurative Painting, Dark And Brooding, Muted Earth Tones, Male Artist, Monumental Scale, European Art, Contemporary Master, Religious Subject, Figurative Art, Large Format, Late 20th Century, Dark And Somber Mood, Mythological Themes, Religious Iconography, Earth Tones, Symbolic Imagery, Neo-Expressionism, Somber Mood, Oil on Canvas

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