{"product_id":"friedrich-9783836560719","title":"Friedrich","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe beauty of nature and man's loneliness are dominant themes in the work of \u003cstrong\u003eCaspar David Friedrich\u003c\/strong\u003e (1774-1840). The artist often places a small human figure in a broad landscape, as in his famous paintings \u003cem\u003eMonk by the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wanderer above the Sea of Fog\u003c\/em\u003e. For a long time the importance and influence of this great Romantic painter were underestimated. When he died, Friedrich had already been forgotten by his contemporaries and was only rediscovered in the early 20th century. Today he is considered to be the \u003cstrong\u003emost important German painter of his generation\u003c\/strong\u003e and a precursor of Expressionism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Once Friedrich gave the following advice to an artist-colleague of his who was constricted by academic rules: \"Shut your physical eye so that you first see your painting with your spiritual eye. Then bring to light what you saw in the dark so that it has an effect on others, shining inwards from outside.\" In other words, concentration and not imitation, essence and not frivolous brushwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolf, Norbert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Norbert Wolf graduated in art history, linguistics, and medieval studies at the Universities of Regensburg and Munich, and earned his PhD in 1983. He held visiting professorships in Marburg, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Nuremberg-Erlangen, and Innsbruck. His extensive writings on art history include many TASCHEN titles, such as Diego Velázquez, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Caspar David Friedrich, Expressionism, Romanesque, Landscape Painting, and Symbolism.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641746395410,"sku":"9783836560719","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c59a957-906d-4e20-9b1c-acedf261fd97.jpg?v=1733033748","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/friedrich-9783836560719","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}