The exhibition will be on display from the 28th June until the 26th October.
This summer, the Royal Academy of Arts will bring the work of Anselm Kiefer and Vincent van Gogh together for the first time in the UK, to explore how Kiefer has been influenced in his own work by Van Gogh.
The exhibition will bring together paintings and drawings by Van Gogh from the collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, with paintings, drawings and
sculptures by Kiefer, including new work that has never been shown before.
The presentation will reveal similarities of thought, process and subject matter shared by the two artists but also reflect noticeable differences, offering visitors a new insight into both artists’ work.
Highlights of the exhibition will include: a selection of Kiefer’s celebrated large-scale landscapes, such as Die Krähen (The Crows), 2019 (Courtesy of the Artist and White Cube) and Nevermore, 2014 (Courtesy Eschaton Foundation). Meanwhile, seminal landscapes by Van Gogh, including Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet),
1890 (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)) and Field of Irises near Arles, 1888 (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)) will also be included.
The display will also feature drawings by both artists, such as the ones Kiefer produced in his youth, inspired by Van Gogh during his journey in his footsteps, will be presented alongside several of Van Gogh’s own drawings. La Crau Seen from Montmajour, 1888 (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)), last exhibited in London over 50 years ago.
For more information visit: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/kiefer-van-gogh