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Caspar David Friedrich

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Three harvest workers rest among haystacks before a ruined castle and sea under a yellow evening sky.

Rest during the hay harvest

1834

Painting of a bare autumn forest with fallen trunks and branches reflected in still water, in brown tones.

Forest in late autumn (Forest water, autumn forest)

1835

Painting of a rocky valley with sunlit cliffs, tall spruce and pine trees, and boulders over a grassy slope.

Rocky Valley

1813

Rolling green hills with trees and a flagpole overlook a calm sea with sailboats under a pale, streaked sky.

View of the Baltic Sea

1820

Painting of three masted ships anchored on flat marshland under a moonlit, streaky blue sky with wooden posts in the foregrou

Ships at Anchor

1820

Misty mountain valleys receding under a pale sky, with a bare tree and rocky slope in the foreground.

Giant Mountains Landscape with Rising Fog

1819

Flat countryside with thatched cottages, trees, a white windmill and streaked clouds over green fields.

Flat Countryside (Isle of Ruegen near Greifswald)

1822

Night seascape with a moored boat, moonlit water, scattered rocks and a cliff under a cloudy sky.

Northern Sea in the Moonlight

1823

Painting of a Gothic monastery ruin with pointed arches, overgrown with trees and shrubs, a small house and two figures below

Monastery ruin Eldena

1824

Flat green meadows with grazing horses lead to a distant town of church spires and windmills under a pale sky.

Meadows near Greifswald

1821

Dark seascape with a lone sailing ship lit by moonlight on the water beneath heavy clouds.

‚Seascape by Moonlight‘, also known as ‚Seapiece by Moonlight‘

1827

Layered hills fade into blue haze under a yellow evening sky, with a distant mountain peak at center.

The Riesengebirge Mountains

1830

Flat marshland with shallow water, a sailing boat, three standing figures and wooden stakes under a cloudy sky.

Flat country shank at Bay of Greifswald

1830

Dusk seascape of a sailing boat between two dark boulders, with figures on the rocky shore and an orange horizon.

Fishing boat between two rocks on the beach of the Baltic Sea

1830

Painting of fishermen in a boat with a red sail on a shore with nets and stakes, pale pink morning sky, distant sails.

Morning

1816

Cloud study: soft cumulus clouds with grey undersides over a pale sky and reddish hills below.

Cloud study

1798

Muted painting of two boats in fog on a sea, with brown rocks along a shoreline in the foreground.

Seashore in the fog

1807

Painting of a fisherman with a long pole on a grassy dune by the sea, with a thatched hut and a distant sailboat under a pale

Seashore with fisherman

1807

Misty morning landscape with spruce trees, a rowing boat on shallow water, and a pink and yellow dawn sky.

Daytime cycle: The Morning

1821

Painting of a shadowy cave beneath a layered rock cliff in a forest ravine, with mossy slopes and two small figures.

Rock Canyon in the Harz

1811

Small sailboat with two figures on calm water at dusk, with a rusted anchor and dunes in the foreground.

Evening

1817

Painting of a woman in a red cloak seated on rocks, watching brown-sailed boats on a calm sea under a pink sky.

Woman on the beach of Ruegen

1818

Two white swans on dark water among tall reeds, with a crescent moon glowing in the twilight sky above.

Swans in the Reeds

1820

Painting of a green meadow with rocks and a small pond, blue mountain ridges, and wind-blown clouds in a pale sky.

Drifting Clouds

1820

Painting of rolling hills, tall pines and a small horse cart under a pale sky, by Caspar David Friedrich.

Daytime cycle: The Afternoon

1821

Snowy northern landscape with dunes, a frozen lake, distant hills and two small figures under a grey-blue sky.

Northern Landscape, Spring

1825

Painting of a pine grove on a flat green field with a dirt road and two small walking figures under a grey sky.

Daytime cycle: The Midday

1821

Painting of blue mountain peaks behind drifting clouds, with a fallen tree trunk and spruce trees on a green slope.

Berggipfel mit ziehenden Wolken Mountain Peak with Drifting Clouds

1835

Evening seascape with two sailing ships, fishermen by a campfire, drying nets and a distant lighthouse under a pale sky.

Evening on the Baltic Sea

1831

Dusk landscape with a plowed field, birch trees, a lone figure on a green meadow, and the sun setting behind distant hills.

Sturzacker

1830

Painting of a green meadow leading to layered dark hills and a rounded mountain under a pale, cloudy sky.

Mountain landscape in Bohemia

1830

Two women and a man stand on a grassy hill under a golden evening sky, with distant church spires and poplar trees on the hor

The evening star

1830

Dim coastal scene with a glowing sun behind clouds, birds in flight, and wooden posts along a flat shore.

Sea Shore (Fishing-Nets)

1835

Hazy mountain range with rolling hills, pine trees and rocky foreground under a pale cloudy sky.

Mountain in Riesengebirge

1835

Misty layered mountain ridges at dawn, two small figures on a rocky outcrop, sheep grazing on green slopes below.

Morning in the Mountains

1823

Painting of a cross on a rocky peak overlooking misty mountain ranges under a pale yellow dawn sky.

Morning in the Riesengebirge

1810

Etching of a ruined stone building beside trees, with a figure walking and a man standing by a tower with ladders.

Scene of a Fire

1802

Sepia drawing of a rocky coast with a moored boat, windswept trees, and a glowing moon rising over the sea.

View of Arkona with moon rising

1805

Sepia drawing of a windswept graveyard with a raven on a leaning wooden cross under a pale sunset sky.

Landscape with Graves

1835

Two cloaked figures on a rocky shore face a pale moon rising over a calm, hazy sea in a sepia drawing.

Moonrise

1835

Pen and ink botanical studies of grasses and reeds on two facing sketchbook pages, with a broad-leaved plant at lower right.

Pflanzenstudien

1799

Soft brown and grey landscape with a crescent moon over layered mountains, a open meadow and clusters of trees.

New Moon above the Riesengebirge Mountains

1810

Misty ink wash drawing of a statue on a rocky peak above dark pine trees and receding hills.

Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains

1804

Sepia drawing of a wooden cross on a rocky outcrop with fir trees and layered misty mountains beyond.

Cross in the Mountains

1805

Sepia wash drawing of a pale moon rising over a calm sea, with a large boulder and scattered rocks in the foreground.

Moonrise on an Empty Shore

1837

Sepia drawing of a shepherd with a staff and dog on a grassy hill overlooking a hazy coastal bay under a vast sky.

Eastern Coast of Rügen Island with Shepherd

1805

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stone arched bridge, trees, and cottages in a rural landscape under a pale sky.

Landscape with bridge

1799

Pencil drawing of a village with a church steeple among rolling hills and trees, with a small arched bridge in the foreground

Weite Landschaft mit Dorf und Brücke

1799

Pen drawing of a flat landscape with trees, a fence, and a small sailboat on a winding waterway under a pale sky.

Blick über die Wrechener See

1801

Pen drawing of a wide Rügen landscape with rolling hills, clustered trees and an empty pale sky above the horizon.

Blick zur Granitz (Rügenlandschaft)

1801

Etching of a footbridge over a river beside a group of tall poplars and trees, with hills in the distance.

Voetbrug over rivier met groep bomen op oever

1800

Pen drawing of a flat landscape with a distant town and a large tree with exposed roots on the right.

Landschaft bei Kopenhagen

1797

Engraving of a young man lying on a grave beside a wreathed cross, with a butterfly and clouds in the sky.

Young Man Lying on a Grave

1803-04

Muted brown watercolor of a crescent moon over hazy mountains and a flat meadow with trees.

New Moon or Solar Eclipse above the Riesengebirge Mountains

1810 or 1828/1835

Pencil cloud study on pale paper with two horizontal cloud bands, handwritten notes, and the inscription Teplitz 22 September

Caspar David Friedrich Wolkenstudien Oslo NG.K H.B.16062

Pencil sketch of a shaded wooded hill under a pale sky, with light cloud-like strokes below and a dated inscription at top.

Wolkenstudie

1807