Anselm Kiefer
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom

© Anselm Kiefer

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom
ArtistGerman, born 1945
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom
  • Laßt tausend Blumen blühen
Date2000
PlaceGermany
MediumOil, shellac, and emulsion on paper mounted to canvas
Dimensions110 1/2 × 197 in. (280.7 × 500.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2001.326
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"Anselm Kiefer," Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, June 15–September 23, 2001.

"Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–October 15, 2005.

"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2007–March 2, 2008.

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