Friedrich
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Summary
The beauty of nature and man's loneliness are dominant themes in the work of Caspar David Friedrich （1774-1840）。 The artist often places a small human figure in a broad landscape， as in his famous paintings Monk by the Sea and The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog。 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 most important German painter of his generation and a precursor of Expressionism。
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。
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。
Reviews
Ceci Bembibre
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Cómo te amo， Caspar D。 Friedrich， a vos y al Romanticismo。
Kyriakos Sorokkou
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Διαβάστε την εικονογραφημένη ελληνική κριτική στις βιβλιοαλχημείεςAfter two novels with depressive themes （The God of Small Things， The Kite Runner） I wanted to read something completely different， not even fiction。So I chose this book from the famous Art publishing House， Taschen。It all began in December 2011 when I bought a Vintage edition of The Woman in Black with a very spooky cover。One of the few books that genuinely scared me sending shivers down my spine。With time I slowly began to recog Διαβάστε την εικονογραφημένη ελληνική κριτική στις βιβλιοαλχημείεςAfter two novels with depressive themes （The God of Small Things， The Kite Runner） I wanted to read something completely different， not even fiction。So I chose this book from the famous Art publishing House， Taschen。It all began in December 2011 when I bought a Vintage edition of The Woman in Black with a very spooky cover。One of the few books that genuinely scared me sending shivers down my spine。With time I slowly began to recognise quite a few covers of classic books that were depicting sublime， gothic， and incredible paintings。I found out of course that they were all done by the same creator。The most important artist of the German Romanticism。Caspar David FriedrichIn addition to all this， when I visited the National Gallery in London last year and saw in person one of his paintings， I creamed my pants。Winter Landscape with ChurchSo when I returned back home， I ordered this book。 Since it was less than 100 pages I read it and enjoyed it in less than 24h。It is about his life and work， illustrated of course with many of his paintings。He was born September 1774 in the German town of Greifswald then part of the Swedish Empire。A small seaside town on the shores of the Baltic Sea。He experience death from a very young and tender life， something we see as a recurring theme in his paintings quite a lot: （graveyards， ruins， snow， nights， and sunsets）。He began his studies in Copenhagen in 1794。Four years later he returned back to Greifswald and in the same year he moved to Dresden where he will spend a great part of his remaining life。I always preferred natural landscapes over portraits and interior scenes。And Friedrich was doing exactly that。Out of his 130+ works only 2 depicted interior scenes and 7 were portraits。 On these two occasions where the scene was an interior one， we are able to see a window with the outside world visible。In other words the outside world and nature in general were （almost） always parts of his art。I now can say that Friedrich belongs to my Pantheon of Painters along with Dali。 。。。more
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Sijing
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The Wanderer above a Sea of Mist is the name of a quite popular painting， popular in a sense that a fair number of books have used it on the cover， possibly due to its awe-inspiring juxtaposition of the sprawling landscape and a young man with his back facing us。 What is striking is the “cosmic loneliness”（I ran into this phrase when reading Bertrand Russell and it stuck。 :P） evoked from this confrontation between men and nature， and the induced contemplation on this eternal confrontation。 It wa The Wanderer above a Sea of Mist is the name of a quite popular painting， popular in a sense that a fair number of books have used it on the cover， possibly due to its awe-inspiring juxtaposition of the sprawling landscape and a young man with his back facing us。 What is striking is the “cosmic loneliness”（I ran into this phrase when reading Bertrand Russell and it stuck。 :P） evoked from this confrontation between men and nature， and the induced contemplation on this eternal confrontation。 It was a chance event when I discovered that the painting is the work of Casper David Friedrich（1774-1840）， one of the most prominent painters of German Romanticism。 Some have recognized him as the master who has revealed the “tragedy of landscape”。 An anecdote concerning the great Goethe， gives a glimpse of Friedrich’s artistic pursuit and his uncompromising stance as a conscious seeker of the truth。 He famously declined to illustrate clouds at Goethe’s request when at the time they both lived in Dresden。 While Goethe was then conducting the scientific studies on clouds， only asking for an honest copy of clouds in nature， Friedrich believed that “art must issue from man’s interior， and depends on his moral and religious worth。” Such belief set him apart from the classic painters who prioritized the authentic/honest depiction of nature as nature appeared to them。 Death has been the leitmotif of his landscape paintings， though it does not suggest hopelessness， as “[d]eath is the romanticizing principle of our life。 Death is – life。 Life is strengthened by death”。 Such profound obsession with death could be explained by the tragic deaths of his mother， two sisters and a brother when he was merely a child。 Later as his own death approached， he studied the subject matter even more closely by giving center stage to tombs and graveyards in his paintings。 Apart from being a painter， Friedrich was also an educator。 He has emphatically pronounced: “Is there not an enormous narrow-mindedness and arrogance to the belief that one can and may burden young people with one’s view and opinions？” As a tutor myself， I find it rather amusing（不禁笑出了声_（:з」∠）_）。 Finally， I want to give TASCHEN credit for publishing the series of Basic Art。 Along with beautiful pictures of paintings of good quality， the artist’s life story is told in a way that informs the either formal or substantial changes in his/her works。 Moreover， if you are interested in history or art history， you’re in luck。 The social and political background forms the bedrock of the series， to which I attribute the Germans’ firm belief in historicism， whether they are conscious of it or not （tongue-in-cheek_（:з」∠）_）。 。。。more
Maria Lago
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Estos librinos de Taschen son una delicia， porque nos permiten tener una pequeña colección de grandes artistas， sin necesidad de apilar esos tomos enormes de tapa dura que tanto cuestan y ocupan。 A ver， que si uno es muy muy muy fan de un pintor puede rascarse el bolsillo alegremente， pero estos， para ir empezando， son cojonudos。
Michal Siwiec
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Really nice。 Love Friedrich's paintings。 Bear in mind， this one is in German。 However， it reads quickly， as only 100 pages。 Half of the book are painting reproductions， which is perfect。 Many are full two pages。 Besides， you can get them on amazon。co。uk really cheap。 Recommended。 Really nice。 Love Friedrich's paintings。 Bear in mind， this one is in German。 However， it reads quickly， as only 100 pages。 Half of the book are painting reproductions， which is perfect。 Many are full two pages。 Besides， you can get them on amazon。co。uk really cheap。 Recommended。 。。。more
Diane
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Not a huge book （96 pages） but the quality of the art willtake your breath away - just indescribable。 Like Turner， Friedrich's scope and vision seemed to expand in his later years。 "The Sea of Ice" （1824） is just that but it's real，it's like you are there。 "Hutton's Tomb" （1823） with it'sblending of evening shadows and lowering light， "Chalk Cliffson Rugen" （1818） his most famous painting as a couple lookdown on the magnificent white mass of cliffs out to sea。 "TheMonk on the Sea" （1810） reminds Not a huge book （96 pages） but the quality of the art willtake your breath away - just indescribable。 Like Turner， Friedrich's scope and vision seemed to expand in his later years。 "The Sea of Ice" （1824） is just that but it's real，it's like you are there。 "Hutton's Tomb" （1823） with it'sblending of evening shadows and lowering light， "Chalk Cliffson Rugen" （1818） his most famous painting as a couple lookdown on the magnificent white mass of cliffs out to sea。 "TheMonk on the Sea" （1810） reminds me of some of Turner's moreturbulent landscapes and is considered to be the boldest workof German romantic painting。 "The Ruins of Eldena" （1825） isa simple （not for me） pencil， ink and watercolour of church ruins in the dry， hazy summer and at the other end "Mist （1807）ships are seen veiled in a fog - how did he make it so mysterious？？Caspar Friedrich was called "the mystic with a brush" and "the painter of stillness" who became more enmeshed in mysticism andstrangeness as he got older。A terrific feature of the book is that on every other page aresmall examples of other landscape artist's work of the periodto show the difference in styles and also how imitated Friedrichwas。 This series - Taschen - is so high in quality you will notbe disappointed but it seems to be written only for the seriousart lover and I was very put off by the very heavy text。 Therewasn't much on his inspirations or his painting technique - evenmuch about his life apart from the fact that he was deeply religious and at different times was very active politically。 Hedid marry in 1818 - his bride was 25 and he was 44， I'm not surewhether the union was happy - he described having to buy a "bedfor sin" and as he grew older he became unjustifiably jealousof her and often spitefully harassed her。 He did have childrenbut， once again in keeping with the book's sketchy biographicaldetails， they are only mentioned in the chronology at the book'send。 He seemed to have lived a very solitary life， not venturingvery far afield， certainly not to Italy that was like a HolyMecca for young German artists of the day。I have given it 4 out of 5 stars for the dazzling display ofprints。 。。。more
Mel
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I bought this the weekend before last at the National Gallery。 This book is a wonderful collection of his works。 The painting are reproduced in large size and good quality and I found it easy to loose myself in them。 Some of the juxtapositions of the paintings together on a page were really striking。 However， I can't give the book 5 stars cause I found the text terrible。 I admit I can't stand art history and art criticism。 I was interested in the biographical details of Fredrich's life but the i I bought this the weekend before last at the National Gallery。 This book is a wonderful collection of his works。 The painting are reproduced in large size and good quality and I found it easy to loose myself in them。 Some of the juxtapositions of the paintings together on a page were really striking。 However， I can't give the book 5 stars cause I found the text terrible。 I admit I can't stand art history and art criticism。 I was interested in the biographical details of Fredrich's life but the interpretations I found ruined the paintings somewhat so after a couple chapters I gave up reading in much detail and just skimmed。 Still it was a beautiful book at a very reasonable cost and I'm really glad I bought it。 。。。more
Sara
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This was so DRY！ Probably the first time anything by Taschen bored me to tears。 I have so many from this series and none of them lacked this much personality。 Friedrich's paintings， however， are still wonderful。 This was so DRY！ Probably the first time anything by Taschen bored me to tears。 I have so many from this series and none of them lacked this much personality。 Friedrich's paintings， however， are still wonderful。 。。。more
Aras
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Mimi
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I love Caspar's paintings， but the book was slightly not that great。 I love Caspar's paintings， but the book was slightly not that great。 。。。more
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