
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
May 14, 2015
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