1981
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1981 oil by Anselm Kiefer, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks like a cracked, dark floor with a single bright light shining down. The light hits a rough, uneven surface—almost like broken glass or shattered tiles. The edges are jagged, and the whole scene feels rough and uneven, with some faint writing in the corner. The artist used thick, heavy paint that looks almost like it was scraped on. The mix of black, white, and gray makes the light stand out even more. Check out impasto to see how artists use thick paint like this.
Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Peter Dreher and Horst Antes at the end of the 1960s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan…
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