Caspar David Friedrich, Monk by the Sea (1808-1810). Photo: Andres Kilger. Courtesy of Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Strung between these hits are a variety of landscapes ...

Much as I'm embarrassed to admit it, I love Caspar ... Friedrich was more successful when he pared down his landscapes to the very basics, diverging sharply from reality. That's why Monk by the ...

The 250th anniversary of the birth of the German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich ... highlight the following galleries. Friedrich’s celebrated “Monk by the Sea” (1808-10), depicting ...

Caspar David Friedrich, “Monk by the Sea” (1808–10) (photo Hakim Bishara/Hyperallergic) Perhaps Friedrich’s Rückenfiguren (figures depicted from behind) can transport you into the awe ...

The foremost representative of early German Romantic painting, Friedrich is thankfully receiving renewed attention at New ...