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StatsMorgenthau Plan
2012
330.0 x 570.0 cm
Throughout his nearly fifty-year career, Kiefer has never been afraid to wrestle with history. His art—particularly in its worked and layered surfaces weathered by time and nature—is a visceral and poetic consideration of the past as a means to understand our collective present and, by implication, our future. This monumental work references a plan, devised by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau during World War II, to destroy Germany’s factories and turn the country into farmland after the Allied victory. Here, Kiefer imagined this pastoral outcome, with postwar Germany as a vast green country blooming with flowers.
Questions & Answers
Which color stands out most in "Morgenthau Plan"?
The dominant color of "Morgenthau Plan" by Anselm Kiefer is sap green (#615f55).
Can I see "Morgenthau Plan" by Anselm Kiefer under different lights?
"Morgenthau Plan" can be examined layer by layer on the artwork's X-Ray page, a viewer inspired by a conservator's light bench with eleven optical readings of the image.
Who created "Morgenthau Plan"?
"Morgenthau Plan" was created by Anselm Kiefer. The information on this page describes Anselm Kiefer's original work.
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.
About this artwork
- Title: Morgenthau Plan
- Artist: Anselm Kiefer
- Year: 2012
- Original dimensions: 330.0 x 570.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Main color: Sap Green
- Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum