Caspar David Friedrich
(German, 1774–1840)
Biography
Caspar David Friedrich was an exemplary figure of German Romanticism known for his paintings of landscapes and Gothic architecture. Friedrich employed subjects such as passing ships, isolated figures, and glowing light as esoteric symbols of mortality, as seen in his paintings Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818) and The Stages of Life (1835). “All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being aware of it,” he once reflected. Born on September 5, 1774 in Greifswald, Germany, seeing the death of his mother and siblings as child, haunted Friedrich through adulthood. Entering the University of Greifswald in 1790, he studied under Johann Gottfried Quistorp, who often brought his students into the open countryside to draw from life. The young artist began taking landscape sketching tours of forests, mountains, and beaches around Northern Europe during the 1790s. In the decades that followed, Friedrich’s paintings and drawings were purchased by royalty in Germany as well as Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. By 1830, interest in his work and Romanticism had waned, leading Friedrich to become increasingly solitary and paranoid of other people. Suffering a stroke that left him partially paralyzed in 1835, he was living in poverty when he died on May 7, 1840 in Dresden, Germany. Despite his career faltering late in life, Friedrich’s work influenced several generations of artists, including the Hudson River School painters, Mark Rothko, and the contemporary German artist Anselm Kiefer. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Louvre Museum in Paris, and the National Gallery in London, among others.
Caspar David Friedrich Artworks
.jpg "Die Frau mit dem Spinnennetz zwischen Kahlen...")
Caspar David Friedrich
Die Frau mit dem Spinnennetz zwischen Kahlen...
Sale Date: November 26, 2014
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.jpg "Blick auf kap arkona, rügen (View towards..., 1803")
Caspar David Friedrich
Blick auf kap arkona, rügen (View towards..., 1803
Sale Date: February 6, 2014
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.jpg "Blick auf arkona, rügen (View towards arkona,...")
Caspar David Friedrich
Blick auf arkona, rügen (View towards arkona,...
Sale Date: November 20, 2013
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.jpg "Frau mit umschlagtuch (Lady with a shawl), 1804")
Caspar David Friedrich
Frau mit umschlagtuch (Lady with a shawl), 1804
Sale Date: November 20, 2013
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Attributed to Caspar David Friedrich
Figure in an extensive landscape at sunset
Sale Date: May 12, 2013
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Caspar David Friedrich
White chalk cliffs on the island of Möen, with a
Sale Date: July 3, 2012
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.jpg "Têtes, figures et feuillages (study), 1802")
Caspar David Friedrich
Têtes, figures et feuillages (study), 1802
Sale Date: April 1, 2011
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.jpg "Selbstbildnis im Profil nach rechts..., 1801–1803")
Caspar David Friedrich
Selbstbildnis im Profil nach rechts..., 1801–1803
Sale Date: June 11, 2010
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.jpg "Wölfe im Wald vor einer Höhle (Wolfsschlucht)")
Caspar David Friedrich
Wölfe im Wald vor einer Höhle (Wolfsschlucht)
Sale Date: May 15, 2010
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.jpg "Wölfe im Wald vor einer Höhle (Wolfsschlucht)")
Caspar David Friedrich
Wölfe im Wald vor einer Höhle (Wolfsschlucht)
Sale Date: November 22, 2008
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.jpg "Ideale Gebirgslandschaft mit Wasserfall...")
Caspar David Friedrich
Ideale Gebirgslandschaft mit Wasserfall...
Sale Date: June 13, 2006
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.jpg "Abend: Sonnenuntergang hinter der Dresdener..., 1824")
Caspar David Friedrich
Abend: Sonnenuntergang hinter der Dresdener..., 1824
Sale Date: June 13, 2006
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.jpg "Reetgedeckte Kate und Mann mit Pfeife am..., 1815")
Caspar David Friedrich
Reetgedeckte Kate und Mann mit Pfeife am..., 1815
Sale Date: April 8, 2006
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.jpg "Abgestorbener Baum (study), 1815")
.jpg "Caroline auf der Treppe (Caroline on the..., 1825")
Caspar David Friedrich
Caroline auf der Treppe (Caroline on the..., 1825
Sale Date: November 16, 2004
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.jpg "Eine nordische Frühlingslandschaft (A..., 1825–1825")
Caspar David Friedrich
Eine nordische Frühlingslandschaft (A..., 1825–1825
Sale Date: June 15, 2004
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Caspar David Friedrich
Zwei Segelschiffe auf hoher See, 1815–1815
Sale Date: June 11, 2004
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Caspar David Friedrich
Studienblatt mit einer Eiche und zwei..., 1809–1809
Sale Date: May 23, 2003
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Caspar David Friedrich
Studien eines jungen Mannes, 1798–1798
Sale Date: November 16, 2002
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