Anselm Kiefer

Oedipus at Colonus

Artist: Anselm Kiefer born 1945
Original title: Ödipus auf Kollonos
Medium: Gouache and sand on photographic paper
Dimensions: Support: 1475 × 1040 mm
frame: 1740 × 1304 × 90 mm
Collection: ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland
Acquisition: ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2011
Reference: AR01221

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