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Vincent van Gogh has had an enduring influence on Anselm Kiefer Hon RA over the artist’s nearly 60-year career. The Royal Academy of Arts presents work by both artists, exhibited side by side for the first time in the UK. The exhibition brings together paintings and drawings by Van Gogh from the collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, with paintings, drawings and sculptures by Kiefer, including new work that has never been shown before. The presentation reveals similarities of thought, process and subject matter shared by the two artists but also reflects noticeable differences, offering visitors a new insight into both artists’ work.
Van Gogh was Kiefer’s first artistic inspiration. Kiefer first encountered Van Gogh’s work at age 18 when he received a travel grant to follow in his footsteps, starting in the Netherlands, through to Belgium, Paris and Arles, in the south of France. During his travels, Kiefer produced drawings inspired by Van Gogh and was profoundly influenced by the rational structure and compositional clarity of Van Gogh’s landscapes. Throughout Kiefer’s career, the pioneer of Post-Impressionism has informed the subjects and …
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Image above: Anselm Kiefer, The Crows (Die Krähen), 2019. Emulsion, oil, acrylic, shellac, gold leaf, straw and clay on canvas, 280 x 760 cm. Courtesy of the artist and White Cube. Photo: Georges Poncet. © Anselm Kiefer.
