Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Anselm Kiefer. It dates from 1986 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Anselm Kiefer's 1986 'Untitled' is a mixed-media print held at The Museum of Modern Art. It combines woodcut with paint and collage elements.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a horse skeleton partially buried in dark, rough terrain, with a wooden plank bearing the scratched word 'JASMIN' above it. The image conveys a sense of decay and weathering.
Technique & Style
Kiefer employed a woodcut technique, augmented with paint and collage, to create a textured, almost three-dimensional effect. The carved wood surface gives the horse's bones a rugged, embedded appearance.
Artist & collection
Artist
Anselm Kiefer 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…
