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    Anselm Kiefer

    German painter and sculptor

    Anselm Kiefer

    Born (1945-03-08) 8 March 1945 (age 79)

    Donaueschingen, Germany

    NationalityGerman, Austrian
    Known forPainting, Sculpture, Mixed media
    Notable workThe Hierarchy of Angels (painting)
    The Secret Life of Plants (sculpture)
    Grane (woodcut)
    Spouse

    Monika Kiefer

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    (divorced)​
    [1]

    Renate Graf

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    (div. 2014)​
    [2]
    Children5
    AwardsPraemium Imperiale

    Anselm Kiefer (born 8 March 1945) 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 have played a role in developing Kiefer's themes of German history and the horrors of the Holocaust, as have the spiritual concepts of Kabbalah.

    In his entire body of work, Kiefer argues with the past and addres