Romanticism: nature, intuition, refusal of the materialism of modern life, imagination, no-rules, genius, the individual bringing something new to mankind. CDF really lived a life of a romantic artist. He died in obscurity, and his work has known ups and downs since then. Since the 1970´s, it is an ** phase. He painted mainly landscapes. Man is a detail, most of his work. He suffered bouts of depression, during which his works were populated by cemeteries and vultures. Enjoy.
Two Men Contemplating the Moon, Caspar David Friedrich, 1819 - 1820, From the collection of: New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections
Samuel Beckett got here his inspiration for writing "Waiting for Godot".
Cairn in Snow, Caspar David Friedrich, 1807, From the collection of: New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections
Landscape with Graves, c. 1835-1837, Caspar David Friedrich, c. 1835-1837, From the collection of: Albertina Museum
View of Arkona with Rising Moon, c. 1805-1806, Caspar David Friedrich, c. 1805-1806, From the collection of: Albertina Museum
(Front), From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Autumn – Evening – Maturity (from the seasons, times of day, and ages of man cycle of 1803), Caspar David Friedrich, 1803, From the collection of: Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Moonrise over the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich, 1822, From the collection of: Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains, Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840), 1804, From the collection of: The Art Institute of Chicago
The Grosse Gehege near Dresden, Caspar David Friedrich, 1832, From the collection of: New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections
Farmhouses by a Hillside, Caspar David Friedrich, 1799, From the collection of: Kunstpalast
The Cemetery, Caspar David Friedrich, around 1825, From the collection of: New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections
The Cross in the Mountains, Caspar David Friedrich, c. 1812, From the collection of: Kunstpalast
Ruins with the Roof of a Farmhouse, Caspar David Friedrich, 1799, From the collection of: Kunstpalast
Northern Sea in the Moonlight, Caspar David Friedrich, 1823/1824, From the collection of: National Gallery Prague
Monk by the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich, 1808/1810, From the collection of: Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Solitary Tree, Caspar David Friedrich, 1822, From the collection of: Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Abbey among Oak Trees, Caspar David Friedrich, 1809/1810, From the collection of: Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Woman at a Window, Caspar David Friedrich, 1822, From the collection of: Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Winter – Night – Old Age and Death (from the times of day and ages of man cycle of 1803), Caspar David Friedrich, 1803, From the collection of: Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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