Ever since winning a travel grant as a 17-year-old to travel from the Netherlands through Belgium and Paris to Arles in Van Gogh’s footsteps, the contemporary master painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer has been inspired by the Dutchman’s art. Van Gogh has been a profound influence upon the subjects and techniques of Kiefer’s monumental paintings and sculptures, which draw on history, mythology, literature, philosophy and science. Published to coincide with Kiefer’s 80th birthday in 2025, this book celebrates the power and luminous intensity of both artists’ work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Accompanying an exhibition at the RA from June to October, 2025, and published to coincide with Anselm Kiefer’s 80th birthday, this book considers the lasting influence that Van Gogh has had on Kiefer.
Ambassador’s Foreword 7
\nForeword 8
\nAcknowledgements 11
\nIn the Footsteps of Van Gogh 15
\nAnselm Kiefer
\nVan Gogh and Kiefer: An Affinity of Sunflowers 33
\nSimon Schama
\nCatalogue plates 54
\nAnselm Kiefer: A Chronology 98
\nTamara Klopper
\nList of Works Exhibited 110
\nEndnotes 113
\nSelected Publications 114
\nLenders to the Exhibition 115
\nPhotographic Acknowledgements 115
\nIndex 116<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":64341,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5568],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-57611","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-by-author-anselm-kiefer","8":"author-by-author-simon-schama","9":"author-by-author-tamara-klopper","10":"publisher-royal-academy-of-arts","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n