Caspar David Friedrich was a 19th-century German landscape painter who specialized in Romanticism. He is considered the most important German artist of his generation which is one hell of a title to hold. His style consisted and was best known for his mid-period allegorical landscapes of oil on canvas. He usually placed a silhouette in front of or against a large variety of expansive, atmospheric backgrounds such as morning mists, night skies, Gothic ruins and more. His primary interest was to convey a large emotional response to the natural world. His use of intense and emotional focus as well as his use of drama of nature became a key member during the Romantic Movement, giving him his fame.
Though his paintings are well known now, they only became popular after his death which kinda sucked (for Friedrich). I was honestly blown away with his pieces. I’ve seen good paintings before but holy moly I had no idea someone could achieve this amount of depth, realism and emotion in a landscape!! A LANDSCAPE?!! I could have sworn that his pieces were photographs because they just looked that good.
Citations:
“Caspar David Friedrich.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Aug. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_David_Friedrich.
“Caspar David Friedrich.” Caspar David Friedrich – The Complete Works, www.caspardavidfriedrich.org/.
November 4, 2020 at 5:17 pm
Chloe,
Great work on C D Friedrich. I can’t tell you how many students over the years have chosen to blog on him. He seems to resonate with people. I really enjoy your writing style and personal quirks. So much more enjoyable to read than flat statements about the art. Really glad this painter connected with you. Keep it up.
Jeff
November 10, 2020 at 9:59 pm
Chloe,
I’m getting in touch with everyone today to give them their real marks for the mid term quiz. You scored a 36/50 which translates to a B-. Congrats.
Jeff