Athanor

Athanor

hall; walls; columns; bricks; ash; flames; blue; brown; black; white

A long, rectangular hall leads to a door at the end. The walls on either side are made of thick, rectangular blocks and the floor is made of square tiles. The piece appears to be burning, with ashy, decaying bits covering the composition.

Anselm Kiefer (1945-)

Born: March 8, 1945 (age 79 years) (Donaueschingen, Germany)

12246, Visual Resources Library, EL

1983-1984

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Toledo Museum of Art

Art Form: Painting
Material: oil, acrylic, emulsion, shellac, and straw on photograph mounted on canvas
Measurements: 88 1/2 x 149 5/8 in.

20th century