In this version with the same title, Kiefer has amusingly altered the imagery. Here, the female narrator who lies on a bed of flowers in Walther von der Vogelweide's poem has become a self-portrait of Kiefer in a dress resting on a mattress in his studio under a covering of V-shaped, "broken" flowers and grass.

 


Broken Flowers and Grass
"Gebrochen Blumen und Gras"
1980. Gouache, acrylic, and shellac on photograph
29 3/4 x 23 1/ 4 in. (75.6 X 59.1 cm)
Inscribed across the top in acrylic: gebrochen Blumen unde Gras
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1995
1995.14.32

 

• Back

• Selected Works

 
Home |  Works of Art |  Curatorial Departments |  Collection Database |  Features |  Timeline of Art History |  Explore & Learn |  The Met Store |  Membership |  Ways to Give |  Plan Your Visit |  Calendar |  The Cloisters |  Concerts & Lectures |  Educational Resources |  Events & Programs |  FAQs |  Special Exhibitions |  My Met Museum |  Press Room |  Met Podcast |  Site Index |  Now at the Met |  MuseumKids

Photograph Credits

Copyright © 2000–2008 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.  Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy.