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Anselm Kiefer — Yggdrasil
Anselm Kiefer

Yggdrasil

1985

A mixed media work layering acrylic, emulsion, shellac, and lead onto a photograph, drawing from Norse mythology. Kiefer's piece explores themes of history, memory, and cultural narratives through textural accumulation.

Medium
acrylic, emulsion, shellac, and lead on photograph

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 20, 2022

Estimate: $100,000$150,000

Lot 234

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Anselm Kiefer, Yggdrasil, 1985

A mixed media work layering acrylic, emulsion, shellac, and lead onto a photograph, drawing from Norse mythology. Kiefer's piece explores themes of history, memory, and cultural narratives through textural accumulation.

Medium
acrylic, emulsion, shellac, and lead on photograph
Year
1985
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Symbolic, Photograph, Mixed Media, German Art, Mythology, Textural, Contemporary Art, Neo-Expressionism

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