Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) was a Kingdom of Prussia painter, sculptor and architectural drafter.
Also recorded as Kasparov David Friedrich; Kaspar David Fridrikh; C. D. Friedrich; kaspar david friedrich; c. d. friedrich; Friedrich Caspar David.
Overview
The authority record associates the name with German Romanticism. Work is classified under landscape painting, genre painting and portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority include Dresden, Greifswald and Copenhagen. Works named in the authority record include The Sea of Ice, Two men contemplating the Moon, Tree of crows and The Monk by the Sea. Catalogue entries for sculpture state material, cast or carving, dimensions and foundry or workshop marks. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.
In detail
German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)
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“Caspar David Friedrich”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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