Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich by Werner Hofmann. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780500092958.

"Splendid monograph, the first of major proportions in nearly thirty years .ever thoughtful, opening the door to Friedrichs world that much wider."Chicago Tribune Werner Hofmann vividly demonstrates Caspar David Friedrichs extraordinary ability to reproduce the natural world in faithful detail, while at the same time imbuing it with spiritual and religious significance. Caught between the near and the distant, the finite and the infinite, his human figures find a space in which to engage in the thoughtful contemplation of nature and the divine. Carefully placing the artist in a wider context, Hofmann examines contemporary judgments and influences on Friedrichs work. The beautiful illustrations include many of Friedrichs drawings and watercolors as well as over ninety of his works in oils. 193 illustrations, 150 in color.