Caspar David Friedrich: The Pictured World Within

Caspar David Friedrich: 1774 - 1840

Caspar David Friedrich, Self-portrait, 1810, chalk on paper, 23 x 18.2 cm.  Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin

The Ruins of Eldena

Caspar David Friedrich, The Ruins of Eldena, c.1825, pencil, ink and watercolour, 17.8 x 22.9 cm.  Dr. Georg Schäfer Collection, Schweinfurt
 

Caspar David Friedrich in the Studio

Georg Friedrich Kersting, Caspar David Friedrich in his Studio 1819, oil on canvas, 51 x 40 cm.  Nationalgalerie, Berlin

The Cross in the Mountains

Caspar David Friedrich, The Cross in the Mountains (also known as the Tetschen Altar”), 1808, oil on canvas, 115 x 110 cm.  Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister, Dresden

Detail of The Cross in the Mountains (also known as the Tetschen Altar”), 1808, oil on canvas, 115 x 110 cm.  Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister, Dresden

An accurate topographical representation vs. landscape as icon

  Caspar Wolf, Lauteraargletscher, 1776, oil on canvas, 54 x 82 cm.  Kunstmuseum, Lichenstein

The Monk by the Sea

Caspar David Friedrich, Monk by the Sea, 1809, oil on canvas, 110 x 171.5 cm.  Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Abbey in the Oakwood

Caspar David Friedrich, Abbey in the Oakwood, 1809-10, oil on canvas, 110.4 x 171 cm.  Nationalgalerie, Berlin

 

Influence on Ernst Ferdinand Oehme

 

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, Cathedral in Winter, 1821, oil on canvas, 127 x 100 cm.  .  Gemäldegalerie, Neue Meister, Dresden

 

 

 Mountain Landscape with Rainbow

Caspar David Friedrich, Mountain Landscape with Rainbow, c.1809/10, oil on canvas, 70 x 102 cm.  Museum Folkwang, Essen

Morning in the Riesengebirge

 Caspar David Friedrich, Morning in the Riesengebirge, c.1810 - 11, oil on canvas, 108 x 170 cm.  Nationalgalerie, Berlin.

The Garden Terrace

Caspar David Friedrich, The Garden Terrace, c.1811/12, oil on canvas, 53.5 x 70 cm.  Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin

Meadows Near Greifswald

Caspar David Friedrich, Meadows near Greifswald, c.1822, oil on canvas, 34.5 x 48.3 cm.  Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

 Detail of Meadows near Greifswald, c.1822, oil on canvas, 34.5 x 48.3 cm.  Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

 

Winter Landscape with Church

 Caspar David Friedrich, Winter Landscape with Church, 1811, oil on canvas, 33 x 45 cm.  Musuem für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund

Tombs of Minor Heroes

  Caspar David Friedrich, Tombs of Ancient Heroes, 1812, oil on canvas, 49.5 x 70.5 cm.  Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

The Chasseur in the Forest

 Caspar David Friedrich, The Chasseur in the Forest, 1814, oil on canvas, 65.7 x 46.7 cm. Private collection

Greifswald in Moonlight

Caspar David Friedrich, Greifswald in Moonlight, c.1817, oil on canvas, 22.5 x 30.5 cm.  Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo

Woman Before the Rising Sun

Caspar David Friedrich, Woman Before the Rising Sun (Woman Before the Setting Sun), c.1818 – 1820, oil on canvas, 22 x 30 cm.  Museum Folkwang, Essen

Woman at a Window

 Caspar David Friedrich, Woman at a Window, 1822, oil on canvas, 44 x 37 cm.  Nationalgalerie, Berlin

The Romantic Motif of the Window

 Johan Christian Clausen Dahl, Window, 1823, oil on canvas, 23.5 x 15.75.  Museum Folkwang, Essen

On the Sailing Boat

Caspar David Friedrich, On the Sailing Boat, c.1819, oil on canvas, 71 x 56 cm.  St. Petersburg, The Hermitage

Chalk Cliffs of Rugen

 

Caspar David Friedrich, Chalk Cliffs on Rügen, 1818, oil on canvas, 90.5 x 71 cm.  Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur

 

Detail of Chalk Cliffs on Rügen, 1818, oil on canvas, 90.5 x 71 cm.  Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur
 

Two Men Contemplating the Moon

-

Caspar David Friedrich, Two Men Contemplating the Moon, 1819, oil on canvas, 35 x 44 cm.  Gemäldegalerie, Neue Meister, Dresden
   

The Wanderer Above the Mists

Caspar David Friedrich, The Wanderer Above the Mists, c.1817 – 18, oil on canvas, 94.8 x 74.8 cm.  Kunsthalle, Hamburg

 

 

The Wanderer Co-opted 

Cover of Der Spiegel, no. 19, 8 May 1995

The Cathedral

 Caspar David Friedrich, The Cathedral, c.1818, oil on canvas, 152.5 x 70.5 cm.  Georg Schäfer Collection
 

Ulrich von Hutten's Tomb

  Caspar David Friedrich, Ulrich von Hutten’s Tomb, 1823 – 24, oil on canvas, 93 x 73 cm.  Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Weimar

The Sea of Ice

Caspar David Friedrich, The Sea of Ice, c.1823/24, oil on canvas, 96.7 x 126.9 cm.  Hamburger Kunthalle, Hamburg

The Graveyard Gate

Caspar David Friedrich, The Graveyard Gate, 1824 – 26, oil on canvas, 143 x 110 cm.  Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister, Dresden

Detail of Caspar David Friedrich, The Graveyard Gate, 1824 – 26, oil on canvas, 143 x 110 cm.  Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister, Dresden

The Oak Tree in the Snow

Caspar David Friedrich, The Oak Tree in the Snow, 1829, oil on canvas, 71 x 48 cm.  Nationalgalerie, Berlin

The Riesengebirge

 Caspar David Friedrich, The Riesengebirge, c.1830 – 5, oil on canvas, 72 x 102 cm.  Nationalgalerie, Berlin

The Large Enclosure Near Dresden

Caspar David Friedrich, The Large Enclosure near Dresden, 1832, oil on canvas, 73.5 x 103 cm.  Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister, Dresden

The Stages of Life

Caspar David Friedrich, The Stages of Life, c. 1835, oil on canvas, 73 x 94 cm.  Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig

  Detail of The Stages of Life, c. 1835, oil on canvas, 73 x 94 cm.  Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig