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Die Donauquelle (Source of the Danube)
Anselm Kiefer (German, born in 1945)
1978
Medium/Technique
Photo-illustrated book, with hand painted cover (not to be opened)
Dimensions
Overall (closed): 30.5 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm (12 x 8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Adrienne B. Torf in memory of Lois B. Torf
Accession Number2021.736.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
ProvenanceAbout 1982, sold by Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne, to Lois B. Torf (b. 1926 – d. 2020), Weston, MA; 2020, Lois B. Torf (b. 1926 – d. 2020), Weston, MA; 2020, by descent to her daughter, Adrienne B. Torf, San Francisco, CA; September 15, 2021, Lois Torf collection sale, Christie’s, New York, lot 103 (bought in); 2021, gift of Adrienne B. Torf to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 2021)