"Anselm Kiefer (born 8 March 1945) is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Peter Dreher during the 1970s. His works incorporate materials such as ...
straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan have played a role in developing Kiefer´s themes of German history and the horror of the Holocaust, as have the spiritual concepts of Kabbalah.
In his entire body of work, Kiefer argues with the past and addresses taboo and controversial issues from recent history. Themes from Nazi rule are particularly reflected in his work; for instance, the painting "Margarethe" (oil and straw on canvas) was inspired by Paul Celan´s well-known poem "Todesfuge" ("Death Fugue")." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)
