Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, c. 1817. Hamburger Kunstshalle.
Caspar David Friedrich was born in Greifswald in Pomerania on 5th September in 1774 (a year before the birth of Turner and two years before that of Constable). His unique contribution was to transform the subject of landscape by infusing it with deep spiritual meaning and by expressing the universal power of nature.
Three major exhibitions are planned throughout this 250th anniversary year 2024 to celebrate his life and work; in Hamburg, Berlin and Dresden, and next year the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will put on the first solo exhibition of his work in the USA. Although he was little appreciated when he died in 1840, during his lifetime his work was collected by royal and noble patrons and is today enthusiastically admired in the museums of Berlin and Dresden, as well as, more recently at London’s National Gallery.
Study Evening - includes two lectures, Q&A and a short break. Tickets £20
Lecture One: German Romanticism and the early career of Caspar David Friedrich
Lecture Two: Caspar David Friedrich and his unique and intense vision of landscape
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