Is A Ship Will Come under copyright?

Yes, this artwork is still under copyright.

What is the thematic context of A Ship Will Come?

early exploration themes, kiefer's symbolic language, norway landscape series, impressionism's light, kitsch imagery echoes, maritime tradition, 60s student yearning, german history reflection

Artwork Info: A Ship Will Come - early exploration themes

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Anselm Kiefer (1945 –)

Explore Anselm Kiefer's monumental paintings & sculptures confronting German history & trauma. Known for ash, straw & powerful symbolism, his work is a visceral experience.

In summer 1974 Kiefer traveled to the northernmost region of Norway, the North Cape, on the Arctic Ocean, taking Polaroids and collecting postcards of the stunning landscape for later use in the studio. Here, an image of a cruise ship against the backdrop of a magnificent fjord and the glowing midnight sun becomes the personification of, in Kiefer"s words, the "perfect kitsch song of the student revolution" of the 1960s—"A Ship Will Come"—which was popular in the Germany of Kiefer"s youth and, for the artist, full of unrealized, even vulgar, utopian yearning.

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About this artwork

Title: A Ship Will Come
Artist: Anselm Kiefer
Year: 1974
Original dimensions: 24.0 x 20.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Under copyright
Movement: Impressionism
Creative period: Early Period
Main color: Putty
Keywords: expressionist art , german art history , norway landscape