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A Conservation Tour


Lot's Wife
Anselm Kiefer (German, 1945-)
Lot's Wife, 1989
Oil paint, ash, stucco, chalk, linseed oil, polymere emulsion, salt and applied elements (e.g., copper heating coil), on canvas, attached to lead foil, on plywood panels, 11 _ x 14 feet
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1990.8

Lot's Wife, 1989: When An Artist Uses Unconventional Materials

Associate Paintings Conservator: Kenneth Bé

Anselm Kiefer used a variety of unconventional materials sheet lead, salt, and burnt canvas covered with spackling compound to produce this powerful image. This combination of materials resulted in small losses and changes to the painting over time. This deterioration is part of Kiefer's original aesthetic intent.

About the Painting

How the Work Was Made

The Conservation Approach to Kiefer's Painting

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