Editing Anselm Kiefer (section)

==Personal life and career==
The son of a German art teacher,<ref>Mark Hudson (27 September 2014), [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/11109299/Anselm-Kiefer-on-life-legacy-and-Barjac-I-have-no-style-Im-not-a-brand.html Anselm Kiefer on life, legacy and Barjac: 'I have no style, I'm not a brand'] ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> Kiefer was born in [[Donaueschingen]] a few months before the end of [[World War II]]. His city having been heavily bombed, Kiefer grew up surrounded by the devastation of the war. In 1951, his family moved to {{ill|Ottersdorf|de}}, and he attended public school in [[Rastatt]], graduating high school in 1965. He studied at the [[Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg|University of Freiburg]], studying pre-law and [[Romance languages]]. However, after three semesters he switched to art, studying at art academies in [[Freiburg]] and [[Karlsruhe]]. In Karlsruhe, he studied under [[Peter Dreher]], a [[realism (arts)|realist]] and figurative painter.<ref>[http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/show-full/bio/?artist_name=Anselm%20Kiefer&page=1&f=Name&cr=1 Anselm Kiefer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429013316/http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/show-full/bio/?artist_name=Anselm%20Kiefer&page=1&f=Name&cr=1 |date=29 April 2011 }} Guggenheim Collection.</ref> He received an art degree in 1969.<ref name=big/>

In 1971 Kiefer moved to Hornbach ([[Walldürn]]) and established a studio. He remained in the [[Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis]] until 1992; his output during this first creative time is known as ''The German Years''. In 1992 he relocated to France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/behind-the-scenes-anselm-kiefers|title=Behind the scenes: Anselm Kiefer's studio at Barjac {{!}} Blog {{!}} Royal Academy of Arts|website=royalacademy.org.uk|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref>

Kiefer left his first wife and children in Germany on his move to Barjac in 1992. From 2008 he lived in Paris, in a large house in the [[Le Marais|Marais]] district, with his second wife, the Austrian photographer Renate Graf, and their two children.<ref>Mark Hudson (27 September 2014), [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/11109299/Anselm-Kiefer-on-life-legacy-and-Barjac-I-have-no-style-Im-not-a-brand.html] Anselm Kiefer on life, legacy and Barjac: 'I have no style, I'm not a brand', ''The Guardian''</ref> Kiefer and Graf divorced in 2014.<ref name="Alex-2016" />

In 2017, Kiefer was ranked one of the richest 1,001 individuals and families in Germany by the monthly business publication ''[[Manager Magazin]]''.<ref>Clemens Bomsdorf (25 October 2017), [https://web.archive.org/web/20171028081219/http://theartnewspaper.com/news/gerhard-richter-makes-germany's-rich-list-with-estimated-fortune-of-euro700m Gerhard Richter makes Germany's rich list with estimated fortune of €700m] ''[[The Art Newspaper]]''</ref>

Kiefer is the subject of the [[3D film|3D]] documentary film ''[[Anselm (film)|Anselm]]'' (2023), directed by [[Wim Wenders]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bray|first=Catherine|date=17 May 2023|title='Anselm' Review: Wim Wenders Unveils a Magnificent 3D Portrait of German Artist Anselm Kiefer|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/anselm-review-wim-wenders-1235616517/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref>