1774-1840 Caspar David Friedrich Locations German painter, studied art at Copenhagen, and in 1798 settled in Dresden. Friedrich painted chiefly landscapes and seascapes, with and without figures, architectural pictures, including a few of Dresden, and some religious subjects. Religious feeling and symbolism permeate his œuvre, of which the seascape with figures, Die Lebensstufen, is a characteristic example. He possessed considerable power to convey mood in landscape. Almost forgotten in the 19th c. and early 20th c., interest in his work increased considerably in the mid-20th c. He is hardly represented in Britain, but an exhibition of 112 of his pictures at the Tate Gallery in 1972 attracted much attention. F. G. Kersting was a friend of Friedrich.
Seashore by Moonlight (1835?C36). 134 ?? 169 cm. Kunsthalle, Hamburg. His final "black painting", Seashore by Moonlight, is described by William Vaughan as the "darkest of all his shorelines
Seashore by Moonlight (1835?C36). 134 ?? 169 cm. Kunsthalle, Hamburg. His final "black painting", Seashore by Moonlight, is described by William Vaughan as the "darkest of all his shorelines
420 x 276 mm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen Author: FRIEDRICH, Caspar David Title: Self-Portrait Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , German , portrait
420 x 276 mm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen Author: FRIEDRICH, Caspar David Title: Self-Portrait Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , German , portrait
Reading 1802 Black chalk, 346 x 320 mm Kunsthalle, Mannheim This drawing represents the father of the artist. Author: FRIEDRICH, Caspar David Title: Adolf Gottlieb Friedrich, Reading Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , German , portrait
Reading 1802 Black chalk, 346 x 320 mm Kunsthalle, Mannheim This drawing represents the father of the artist. Author: FRIEDRICH, Caspar David Title: Adolf Gottlieb Friedrich, Reading Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , German , portrait
1774-1840 Caspar David Friedrich Locations German painter, studied art at Copenhagen, and in 1798 settled in Dresden. Friedrich painted chiefly landscapes and seascapes, with and without figures, architectural pictures, including a few of Dresden, and some religious subjects. Religious feeling and symbolism permeate his œuvre, of which the seascape with figures, Die Lebensstufen, is a characteristic example. He possessed considerable power to convey mood in landscape. Almost forgotten in the 19th c. and early 20th c., interest in his work increased considerably in the mid-20th c. He is hardly represented in Britain, but an exhibition of 112 of his pictures at the Tate Gallery in 1972 attracted much attention. F. G. Kersting was a friend of Friedrich.