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Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich. German 1774 –1840 d. at age 66. Self-portrait as a young man in chalk, 1800 42 × 27.6 cm (16.5 × 10.9 in). Biography. Greifswald, Germany Born as the 6 th child in a family of 10 chidlren Mother died when 7

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Caspar David Friedrich

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  1. Caspar David Friedrich German 1774 –1840 d. at age 66

  2. Self-portrait as a young man in chalk, 1800 42 × 27.6 cm (16.5 × 10.9 in)

  3. Biography • Greifswald, Germany • Born as the 6th child in a family of 10 chidlren • Mother died when 7 • At 16 began to study art with Johann Gottfried Quistorp at the University of Greifswald, and literature and aesthetics with the Swedish professor Thomas Thorild Born in Germany in 1774

  4. Biography Copenhagen • Entered the prestigious Academy of Copenhagen in 1794 • 1798 he settled permanently in Dresden • On January 21, 1818, Friedrich married Caroline Bommer • They had 3 children A Skovegn. The early morning before the sunrise, ca. 1708 Oil on canvas Jens Juel (1745 - 1802). Click for map

  5. Biography • Critics didn’t always like his works, but other artists supported him and acclaimed his talents • Later artists discovered him and were inspired by his images Caspar David Friedrich in his Studio (1819). Georg Friedrich Kersting. Oil on canvas, 51 × 40 cm. Kersting portrays an aged Friedrich holding a maulstick at his canvas.

  6. InfluencesDutch Painters The Maas at Dordrecht, c. 1650AelbertCuyp The Jewish Cemetery, 1655-60 Jacob van Ruisdael The early morning light creates striking patterns on the clouds and sails, adds to the dramatic character of the scene. Here a rainbow breaks the stormy skies and takes away any somber thoughts about the ruins in the cemetary.

  7. ca. 1825–30Oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm)

  8. Comparisons

  9. Monk by the Sea, ca. 1808 Oil on canvas, 110 x 171.5 cm

  10. The Evening Star, ca. 1830 Oil on canvas, 91.1 x 122.6 cm Joseph Mallord William Turner

  11. Light, Earth and Blue, 1954 Oil on canvas, 75 3/8 x 67 in. (191.5 x 170.2 cm) Mark Rothko (1903 –1970)

  12. Comparison Friedrich ca. 1808 Rothko 1954

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