Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)

The 250th anniversary of the birth of the German Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich has been marked by a series of exhibitions across Europe, with the first full retrospective in the United States opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in February 2025

From the archive | Book review: How Caspar David Friedrich's star rose in the age of post-modernism

A magnificent visual record of the work of the German artist, who was virtually unknown before the 1960s, is matched by its scholarly text

William Vaughan1 December 2012

The Big Review: Caspar David Friedrich at the Hamburger Kunsthalle ★★★★★

This curatorial triumph highlights the measured artificiality of the German Romantic artist who made work that still mesmerises

J.S. Marcus5 February 2024

From the archive | Caspar David Friedrich, the universal Romantic artist

The publication of a new monograph on Caspar David Friedrich neatly coincides with the opening of the National Gallery’s exhibition of 19th-century German paintings on loan from the Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Caspar David Friedrich: his rise from obscurity to fame

Slew of shows this year mark 250th anniversary of German artist who, as a favourite of Hitler, had fallen out of favour

Catherine Hickley3 January 2024

From the archive | Caspar David Friedrich brought into focus in the first reliable catalogue raisonée of his drawings

The catalogue promises to be definitive and demonstrates why Friedrich was one of the most significant draughtsmen of his era

Bernhard Schulz1 March 2012
Diaryblog

Elon Musk serves up disconcerting AI art

The controversial billionaire failed to spot a contemporary car in Caillebotte picture altered using artificial intelligence by Luma

Booksreview

Two publications show how, in Caspar David Friedrich's world, mankind is puny against nature’s power

The German artist's work is pored over in two hefty tomes, one a smart overview, the other a comprehensive guide

What to look out for in 2024: market predictions and must-see exhibitions

From the Venice Biennale to the Harlem Renaissance at the Met

Hosted by Ben Luke. With guest speakers Tim Schneider, Jane Morris and Gareth Harris. Produced by David Clack, Julia Michalska and Alexander Morrison

Caspar David Friedrich sketchbook to be sold in Berlin proposed for national heritage list

The auction house, Grisebach, says the sketchbook’s candidacy for the list will not affect plans for today’s sale

Booksreview

From a solitary male retreat to a hive of collective talent: new book surveys how the artist's studio has evolved across the ages

This ambitious and approachable study charts the cultural significance of these spaces, from Ancient Greece to today

Spark your wanderlust with a wander through Berlin’s Alte Nationalgalerie

New exhibition looks at how love of travel was a prominent feature of 19th-century German Romanticism

Romanticism show surveys landscapes of northern Europe

First major exhibition of its kind includes Turner and Friedrich as well as less familiar “Romantics”