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Carl Gustav Carus

28 works

Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869) was a painter, draftsperson and landscape painter from the Kingdom of Saxony. Read more

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Painting of a dark stone and timber entrance half-covered by dense vines and shrubs under a pale blue sky.

An Overgrown Mineshaft

ca. 1824

Painting of a Gothic arched window in ruined stone walls framing blue sky, clouds, and distant hills with a small pine.

Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin

ca. 1828

Night landscape of a moonlit manor house with a glowing window, framed by dark trees and a pale moon in cloudy sky.

Schloss Milkel in Moonlight

ca. 1833-35

Dusk view of a ruined stone tower and castle walls on a grassy hill, with a church spire behind under a pink sky.

The Imperial Castle in Eger

1824

Dark silhouettes of standing stones and a mound under a pale moon rising over a calm sea at dusk.

Stone Age Mound

1820

Dusk view of a ruined castle tower and walls above a grassy hill, with a church spire silhouetted against an orange sky.

The Imperial Castle, Eger

1824

Seated man with a staff on rocks, facing a turbulent blue sea and streaked clouds, framed by a golden arch.

Wanderer on the Mountaintop

1818

Dim studio interior with an easel before an arched window showing a moonlit sky, painted in 1826.

Malerstube im Mondschein

1826

Woman in a black dress seated on a balcony with a Gothic stone railing, looking toward distant blue mountains.

Woman on the Balcony

1824

Painting of a gnarled oak on a grassy hill with a distant sea and island under a cloudy sky.

Memory of a wooded island in the Baltic Sea

1834

Painting of an open balcony door with green shutters, showing a harbor with boats and a castle under a pale sky.

Balcony Room with a View of the Bay of Naples

1829

Silhouetted pilgrim with a staff gazes at a star above tall rocky spires and a glowing stream at dusk.

Pilgrim in a Rocky Valley

1820

Painting of a couple on a wooden barge gliding toward a distant city with a domed church on the Elbe river.

Barge Trip on the Elbe near Dresden (Morning on the Elbe)

1827

Painting of a sunset over dark silhouetted trees, rooftops and a church tower, with orange and grey clouds.

Landscape at Sunset

1830

Oil painting of a cliff edge with a large castle-like building on a hill under a pink sky, by Carl Gustav Carus.

Saxon countryside. ‚Sonnenstein‘ near Pirna

1824

Painting of a Naples harbor seen from a balcony, with a tower, sailboats, snowy mountains and bare branches framing the view.

Naples with Monte Somma and Vesuv

1831

Painting of a forested hillside at dusk with a ruined building, pale evening sky, and a hazy valley beyond.

Evening Light near Pillnitz

1835

Painting of a misty valley at dawn with layered clouds, a bare tree at right, and a dark forest edge in the foreground.

Morning Fog

1828

Two birds on a rocky crag above clouds, with snowy alpine peaks rising in the misty distance.

Fantasy of the Alps

1822

Painting of a rocky gorge at sunset with a stream, boulders, cliffs and a ruined castle on a distant ridge.

Schönau near Teplitz

Moonlit painting of Gothic monastery ruins above a half-timbered cottage with a glowing window, surrounded by dark trees.

Ruins of the Eldena Monastery with cottage near Greifswald in Moonlight

1819

Painting of a barred prison window with a view of blue sky and streaked clouds, straw on the stone sill below.

A View of the Sky from a Prison Window

1823

Drawing of a swan among tall reeds beside a pond with water lilies, under a glowing full moon behind clouds.

A Swan Among the Reeds, by Moonlight

September 18, 1852

Pencil and wash drawing of a winding path through grassy fields and reeds, with rocks at left and a distant horizon.

A Path through Fields near Leipzig

1812

Pencil sketch of a sailing ship's bow with rigging, mast, deck railing, a small boat, and open sea beyond.

Bow of a ship

1819

Brown wash drawing of a castle courtyard with a stone tower, arched passage, stepped gable and cobblestones.

View of the Courtyard of the Castle at Döben

1800-1869

Brown wash drawing of the Old Admiralty building in London with a columned colonnade, pediment, and arched gateway.

The Old Admiralty in London

1844 (?)

Pencil and grey wash drawing of two tall willowherb stems with clustered flowers and narrow leaves against dark rocks.

Study of a Willowherb; verso: Study of Two Cows

1858 (?)

Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869) was a painter, draftsperson and landscape painter from the Kingdom of Saxony. Carl Gustav Carus was born in Leipzig and died in Dresden. Browse 28 works by Carl Gustav Carus from 16 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata