Kiefer / Van Gogh
28 June - 26 October 2025
The Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries | Burlington Gardens
Vincent van Gogh has had an enduring influence on Anselm Kiefer. See work by both artists side by side this summer.
In 1890 Vincent van Gogh painted his final works.
Seventy-two years later an eighteen-year-old Anselm Kiefer received a travel grant to follow in the footsteps of Van Gogh, starting in the Netherlands, through to Belgium, Paris and Arles in the south of France.
Kiefer has been inspired by Van Gogh’s work throughout his nearly 60-year career. The pioneer of Post-Impressionism has informed the subjects and techniques of Kiefer’s monumental paintings and sculptures which draw on history, mythology, literature, philosophy and science.
This focused exhibition, set across the three rooms of the RA’s smaller galleries, is the first to consider the lasting influence that Van Gogh has on Kiefer. It will feature works by both artists, including new pieces by Kiefer which haven’t been shown before.
Exhibition developed in close collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
Our Friends preview days take place 25 June, 10am–6pm, 26 June, 10am–6pm, and 27 June, 10am–9pm.
Gallery
Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet), 1890
Shoes, 1886
Nevermore, 2014
Die Krähen (The Crows), 2019
Field with Irises near Arles (detail), 1888
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