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Anselm Kiefer
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Anselm Kiefer
- Laßt Tausend Blumen Blühen (Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom)
- titled
- mixed media on photographic paper
- 71 5/8 by 35 7/8 in. 182 by 91 cm.
- Executed in 2000.
Provenance
The Artist
Anthony d'Offay, London
Private Collection
Anthony d'Offay, London
Private Collection
Exhibited
London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Anselm Kiefer: Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom, November - December 2000, illustrated
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Anselm Kiefer: Paintings 1998-2001, June - September 2001
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Anselm Kiefer: Paintings 1998-2001, June - September 2001
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The edges are irregularly cut and there is a slight undulation to the sheet, which is inherent to the artist's working method. There are several repaired tears along the top edge of the sheet, which are visible under close inspection. There are some scattered creases, which appear to be the result of the artistic process. The sheet is hinged verso to the matte intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Revisiting a process used earlier in his career, Kiefer paints directly onto color photographs of fields in bloom that he took near his property in southern France...Laßt Tausend Blumen Blühen / Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom alludes to Mao Zedong’s shrewd co-optation of the idealistic classical Chinese maxim, 'Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend,' designed to expose and flush out anti-Communist dissidents. Kiefer reflects on the misappropriation of this passage for autocratic purposes: amid pastel blossoms, black petals spring up above the rest into a muddled ochre landscape." (New York, Gagosian Gallery, Anselm Kiefer: Morgenthau Plan, May - June 2013)