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On the Rhine

1982/87
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: On the Rhine
  • Artist: Anselm Kiefer (German, born Donaueschingen, 1945)
  • Date: 1982/87
  • Medium: Woodcut and white and black acrylic paints on papers
  • Dimensions: 10 ft. 5 1/2 in. × 12 ft. 8 in. (318.8 × 386.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Dave H. and Reba W. Williams Foundation Gift, 1995
  • Object Number: 1995.14.45
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Anselm Kiefer
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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