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Caspar David Friedrich

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Two men in cloaks stand on a rocky slope under a gnarled tree, watching a crescent moon in a dusky evening sky.

Two Men Contemplating the Moon

ca. 1825-30

Man in a red cloak stands by boulders at dusk, looking at a crescent moon above bare trees in a misty field.

A Walk at Dusk

about 1830-1835

Painting of rolling green hills with bare trees, a dark conifer, and blue clouds over a distant ridge.

Sunburst in the Riesengebirge

1835

Two figures sit at the bow of a sailing ship, looking toward a distant city under a warm, cloudy sunset sky.

On a Sailing Ship

1818

Painting of a sunset over a calm sea, with two standing men on rocks, two seated women in the foreground, and distant sailboa

Moonrise over the Sea

1821

Misty mountain valleys with a snow-capped peak above, rocks and grass in the foreground, pale morning sky.

Memories of the Giant Mountains

1835

Painting of a crescent moon over a calm shore with fishing nets on wooden racks and distant sailboats at dusk.

Seaside moonlight

1818

Two white swans with curved necks rest among tall dark reeds under a pink and orange dawn sky with a crescent moon.

Swans in the reeds at the first dawn

1832

Man in dark coat bends over a tomb inside a ruined Gothic church lit by sunset through tall arched windows.

Hutten's Grave / Ruin of a Church Choir in Evening Light

1823

Painting of a lone robed figure on a sand dune facing a dark stormy sea beneath a vast blue-grey sky.

The Monk by the Sea

1808

Painting of a man seated on a rock gazing at a mountain beneath a large rainbow under a dark cloudy sky.

Mountain Landscape with Rainbow

1809

Two men in long coats stand on rocks facing a sunset over a calm sea under layered clouds.

Two Men by the Sea

1817

Two men in dark coats watch a crescent moon rise over a rocky landscape framed by a gnarled bare tree.

Two men contemplating the Moon

1819

Man in dark coat with walking stick on a rock overlooking misty mountains and fog-filled valleys.

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog

1818

Dark painting of a ruined Gothic abbey with a pointed window among bare oaks, gravestones and a crescent moon at dusk.

The Abbey in the Oakwood

1809

Painting of a snowy mountain peak rising above green hills and rocky outcrops under a pale blue sky.

The Watzmann

1824

Figures seated on rocks watch a glowing moonrise over calm sea, with two sailing ships on the water at dusk.

Moonrise over the Sea

1822

Dusk seascape with sailing ships on calm water and a group of figures on a grassy shore in the foreground.

Life stages

1834

Woman in a green dress seen from behind, looking out an open window at a ship's mast and trees beyond.

Woman at a Window

1822

Painting of a misty harbor at sunrise with a large ship, sailing boats, fishermen on the shore, and a distant church skyline.

The Port of Greifswald

1818

Winter landscape with three bare trees and a snow-covered rock formation under a pale dusk sky.

Cairn in Snow

1807

Two figures stand on a hill at dusk under a bare tree, looking toward a crescent moon above a misty forest.

Man and Woman contemplating the moon

1824

Painting of a three-masted sailing ship on choppy dark sea beneath a hazy, glowing orange sky.

Sailing ship

1815

Painting of a snow-covered wooden hut beside bare pollarded willow trees under a grey winter sky.

Snowy cottage

1827

Dusk view of a distant city with church spires under moonlight, sailing boats and fishing nets in the foreground.

Greifswald in moonlight

1817

Dusk over a marshy meadow with winding water channels, dark tree clusters and a small figure near the water.

The big enclosure

1832

Painting of a crucifix in a rocky valley before a Gothic cathedral and dark spruce trees under a pink dusk sky.

Cross and cathedral in the mountains

1812

Painting of a cemetery gate with stone pillars, a misty graveyard and obelisk beyond, and a cloaked figure at left.

The Cemetery Entrance

1825

Dark pine forest at dusk with a glowing orange horizon and two small figures walking a path.

The times of day: The evening

1820

Moonlit view of a distant town with church spires across water, with two sailboats and wooden posts in the foreground.

Greifswald im Mondschein

1817

Bare trees frame a stone churchyard archway with steps leading up to a pale church and a small gothic monument.

Kirchhofpforte

1822

Moonlit seascape with jagged rocks rising from calm sea, dark hills framing an inlet, and clouds lit by the moon above.

Felsenriff am Meeresstrand

1824