Caspar David Friedrich: Picture 'View of a harbour' (around 1815/16), framed
€490.00
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36220133876
Product information "Caspar David Friedrich: Picture 'View of a harbour' (around 1815/16), framed"
In his meticulously painted painting, Friedrich achieved an unrivalled metaphysical transparency: in 1815, Western Pomerania fell to Prussia as part of the Congress of Vienna. Friedrich's romantic harbour scene is also an allegory of the historical event: three people in a rowing boat can be seen in the foreground, sailing between anchored yachts towards a ship with a Swedish flag on the horizon. The whole scene is bathed in a black, red and gold colour scheme: Analogous to the new German flag, the colours signify honour, freedom and fatherland. Original: c. 1815/16, oil on canvas, 90 x 71 cm, Charlottenhof Palace, Potsdam. Edition transferred to artist's canvas using the fine art giclée process and stretched on stretcher frame. Limited edition of 980 copies, numbered, with certificate. Framed in a handcrafted, gold-coloured solid wood frame. Format 71 x 57 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.
| Artist: | Caspar David Friedrich |
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