Solo show
Caspar David Friedrich
28 Apr 2024 — 4 Aug 2024 at Pomeranian State Museum
· Greifswald
This exhibition celebrates the life and work of Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), widely regarded as the greatest painter of the German Romantic movement. Known for his hauntingly atmospheric landscapes — mist-shrouded mountains, lone figures gazing into vast horizons, and moonlit seascapes — Friedrich transformed the genre of landscape painting into a vehicle for spiritual and philosophical reflection.
The show brings together a selection of his most celebrated works, inviting visitors to contemplate the themes of solitude, transcendence, and humanity's place within the natural world that defined his singular vision.
The show brings together a selection of his most celebrated works, inviting visitors to contemplate the themes of solitude, transcendence, and humanity's place within the natural world that defined his singular vision.
About the artist
Caspar David Friedrich
1774–1840 · German Romanticism
Caspar David Friedrich was a German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation, whose often symbolic, and anti-classical work, conveys a subjective, emotional response to the natural world. Friedrich's paintings often set contemplative human…
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Pomeranian State Museum
· Greifswald
The Pomeranian State Museum in Greifswald, Western Pomerania, is a public museum primarily dedicated to Pomeranian history and arts. The largest exhibitions show archeological findings and artefacts from the Pomerania region and paintings, e.g. of Caspar David Friedrich, a Greifswald local, such as…