Kiefer, Anselm. Lot's Wife, 1989. oil paint, ash, stucco, chalk, linseed oil, polymer emulsion, salt and applied elements (e.g., copper heating coil), on canvas, attached to lead foil, on plywood panels, Framed: 350 x 410 cm (137 13/16 x 161 7/16 in.). Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund, 1990.8.a. Copyrighted undefined.

Lot's Wife

1989

Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer (German, 1945-)

Contemporary Art

Lot's Wife, 1989. Anselm Kiefer (German, 1945-). Oil paint, ash, stucco, chalk, linseed oil, polymer emulsion, salt and applied elements (e.g., copper heating coil), on canvas, attached to lead foil, on plywood panels; framed: 350 x 410 cm (137 13/16 x 161 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1990.8.a © Anselm Kiefer The subject of railroad tracks was inspired by the artist’s photograph of the Bordeaux rail facility.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Kiefer, Anselm
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: oil paint, ash, stucco, chalk, linseed oil, polymer emulsion, salt and applied elements (e.g., copper heating coil), on canvas, attached to lead foil, on plywood panels
Medium: oil, paint, ash, stucco, chalk, linseed, polymer, emulsion, salt, applied, elements, copper, heating, coil, canvas, attached, lead, foil, plywood, panels
Dimensions: Framed: 350 x 410 cm (137 13/16 x 161 7/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Titled in chalk on recto of lower panel: Lots Frau
Departments: Contemporary Art
Accession Number: 1990.8.a
Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Exhibitions: Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021, CMA 1991: "Notable Acquisitions" June 7-September 15, 1991, Bulletin 78 (June 1991), p. 109, repr.
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined
Museum Location: 229B Contemporary