Caspar Friedrich

The life of a Master

This artist was born in 1774 in the Pomeranian town of Greifswald at the Baltic Sea. The sixth of ten children, Caspar David Friedrich life was sadly full of tragedies, as you can't help but notice in the motifs within Caspar Friedrich canvas prints. His mother, Sophie, died when Friedrich was merely seven years old. He also lost two sisters, but the greatest tragedy of his childhood was in when in 1787 his brother Johann Christoffer died at the age of thirteen. Some accounts suggest that Johann Christoffer died while trying to rescue Caspar David, who was in danger playing on the ice. Let Caspar Friedrich canvas prints be a reminder to hold onto your loved ones and cherish family above everything. Tragic events happen but they can also help shape our destiny. These beautiful works of art in Caspar Friedrich canvas prints show us that life always has a flipside and we should take nothing for granted.

Famous works in Caspar Friedrich canvas prints

In this category of Old Masters, there are historic and legendary pieces by Caspar Friedrich that are truly epic in every sense of the word. Caspar Friedrich canvas prints include such iconic sights as "The Sea of Ice". Also known as "The Arctic Sea" or "The Wreck of Hope", Friedrich’s 1823 piece depicts HMS Griper shipwrecked on an ice sheet and is described by the Hamburg Kunsthalle, where the painting hangs today, as a representation of the failure of man in a hostile natural environment. In Caspar Friedrich canvas prints, it is known as "Polar Sea - Caspar Friedrich". Perhaps his most known and timeless painting is "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog". The well-known historian John Lewis Gaddis put it best when he described the painting as having a contradictory impact on viewers, suggesting mastery over a landscape but at the same time the insignificance of the individual within it. Check it out in Caspar Friedrich canvas print named "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog - Caspar Friedrich".

A lasting impact

As part of a second wave of German Romantics, Friedrich expanded beyond the ideas of symbolism to create a new, sparse language of evocation rather than illustration. You can see this in all of the motifs contained within Caspar Friedrich canvas prints. In Germany, Friedrich was considered the quintessential struggling, and triumphant creative spirit. It even got to a point where Nietzsche is said to have had him in mind as the archetypal human that infused his philosophical theories of a passionate, productive existence. You cannot help but agree when viewing Caspar Friedrich canvas prints. These items will elevate any kind of room into a whole new level with their classic designs, emotional colour schemes and the deep meanings. Caspar Friedrich canvas prints will turn your interiors into something truly memorable.