Johannisnacht, Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer
b. 1945
Johannisnacht

signed and dated 1980 on a label affixed to the reverse of the backing board
acrylic distemper on photo paper
Sheet: 23¼ by 33 in. (59 by 83.8 cm.)
Framed: 30 by 39½ in. (76.2 by 100.4 cm.)
Executed in 1980.

Condition Report:
This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is glued down in some areas to the backing board. There are artist pinholes at each of the four corners. There is undulation to the sheet, most notably along the edges. There is a ⅛ inch tear along the lower edge of the sheet, visible upon very close inspection. Framed under Plexiglas.

Provenance:
Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne

Estate of Anita Reiner, New York (acquired from the above in 1981)