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Anselm Kiefer — Grab des Unbekannten (Tomb of the Unknown Painter)
Anselm Kiefer

Grab des Unbekannten (Tomb of the Unknown Painter)

1982

A conceptual work by German artist Anselm Kiefer exploring themes of loss and artistic legacy through a meditation on an unknown painter's grave. The piece combines watercolor and graphite in a mixed-media approach characteristic of Kiefer's practice.

Medium
watercolour and graphite on paper

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Modern & Contemporary Day Auction

June 28, 2023

Estimate: $80,000$120,000

Lot 246

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Anselm Kiefer, Grab des Unbekannten (Tomb of the Unknown Painter), 1982

A conceptual work by German artist Anselm Kiefer exploring themes of loss and artistic legacy through a meditation on an unknown painter's grave. The piece combines watercolor and graphite in a mixed-media approach characteristic of Kiefer's practice.

Medium
watercolour and graphite on paper
Year
1982
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Watercolor, Graphite, German Contemporary, Conceptual, Mixed Media, 1982, Memory

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