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Referring to the fate of Lot's wife in the Book of Genesis—who was turned to a pillar of salt when she looked back at the destruction of Sodom—Kiefer frames a historical narrative within a biblical one.
The transformation of Lot's wife is visible in the painting Sodom and Gomorrha by Henry Ossawa Tanner. The poem, "Lot's Wife" by Anna Akhmatova , offers a more compassionate approach to Lot's wife's decision to look behind her.
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Oct 18, 2021 · The German painter and sculptor, Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945), created a famous painting, entitled Lot’s Wife, in 1989. Known to be arguing with controversial issues, including the Nazi era, Kiefer painted train tracks instead of a human figure.
Lot's wife stands further back - tiny and alone on the plain (right). She disobeyed God's command not to look back as they fled Sodom, and was punished by being turned into a pillar of salt....
Mary Ascher, Lot's Wife, 1963, lithograph, plate: 14 x 10 in. ( 35. 6 x 25. 4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ralph Underwood, 1969.9.2.
Salt, applied to the upper half of the work, connects the historical event with the biblical narrative of Lot’s escape from Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot’s wife, who disobeyed warnings not to look back at God’s destruction of the cities, was turned into a pillar of salt.
printed by Fred Akers and David Umholtz. published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955) Traditional triptychs from the Medieval and Renaissance periods were horizontal, with a large central image and two smaller flanking panels. Here Frankenthaler literally turned the practice on its head and conceived Lot’s Wife vertically.
