The Lone Tree from 1822, representing Germany, has been damaged by the French occupation. There are already signs of positive development around the tree: The rising daylight symbolises a brighter, better future. For many viewers, Friedrich's painting symbolises a battered nature. However, a shepherd is leaning against the tree, symbolising the hope for healing and harmony between man and creation. Original: Old National Gallery, Berlin. Transferred to 100% cotton artist's canvas using the fine art giclée process and mounted on a stretcher frame. Limited edition of 499 copies. In solid wood gallery frame. Size 57 x 75 cm (H/W).
Caspar David Friedrich's works convincingly realise the Romantic idea of profoundly interpreting and deciphering the 'Book of Nature'. The 'Daytime Cycle', created in 1821/22, also describes a life cycle in which the viewer is able to recognise childhood, youth, maturity and the serenity of old age. 'The Morning' focuses on the lonely man in the fisherman's night, who begins his day's work on a quiet, reed-covered pond, surrounded by the omnipotence of awakening nature. This treasure from the Landesgalerie Hannover was transferred to canvas exclusively for ars mundi and framed in a sophisticated gilded solid wood moulding. Format 34 x 46 cm (H/W). 'For over a hundred years, the 'Daytime Cycle' has been one of the main works in the Lower Saxony State Museum in Hanover. Four pictures show ideal landscapes reminiscent of the Harz Mountains or the Giant Mountains. Unlike the later Impressionists, they were created in the studio and do not depict the same motif. Caspar David Friedrich, the most important artist of early German Romanticism, did not simply imitate nature, but created pictures of great emotional depth. Thanks to the excellent reproduction by ars mundi, these pictures can now be made accessible to many people who can enjoy an everlasting experience of nature with these pictures.' (Dr Katja Lembke, Landesmuseum Hannover)
The painting 'The Stages of Life' from 1835 is a tender allegory of life and family: a family scene with Friedrich himself, his wife and his two children on a landing stage on the Baltic coast. From the front, the artist with grey hair looks out to sea. There are 5 ships on the water, one for each of the people depicted: On the shore there are 2 small sloops symbolising the children. The most beautiful ship in the centre stands for the woman of the house. Further out are the ships representing the artist himself, already fading into the sunset on the horizon. Original: Oil on canvas, Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig. High-quality reproduction transferred using the fine art giclée process onto an artist's canvas made of 100% cotton and mounted on a wooden stretcher frame. The structure of the canvas can be felt and seen. Relief-like brush structures are faithfully applied by hand. The elegant solid wood model framing rounds off the appearance perfectly. Limited edition of 499 copies. Stretcher frame format 40 x 51 cm (H/W). Framed with golden solid wood classic framing. Format 49 x 59 cm (H/W).
Friedrich wanted to give an insight into the human soul with his nature paintings. He undertook long hikes through the mountains and along the coast and experienced man in his smallness compared to the immense power of nature. As a lonely wanderer, he gazes longingly into a vast landscape with a distant horizon. The rising sun symbolises hope, the mist the uncertainty of what is to come. His figure turns its back to the viewer and invites us to put ourselves in its place and marvel at the natural spectacle. Original: 1818, oil on canvas, 94.8 x 74.8 cm, Kunsthalle Hamburg. For a brilliant, authentic reproduction, the original was transferred directly onto an artist's canvas made of 100% cotton using the fine art giclée process and mounted on a stretcher frame. Limited edition of 499 copies, with certificate. Framed in a handcrafted antique gold real wood frame. Size 91 x 74 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.
Original: 1818, oil on canvas, 94.8 x 74.8 cm, Kunsthalle Hamburg The painting presented here is a high-quality edition on laid paper-like, heavy 250g Gmund Tactile. Framed in a sophisticated, gold-coloured solid wood frame, glazed. Size 44 x 37 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.
Original: 1818, oil on canvas, 94.8 x 74.8 cm, Kunsthalle Hamburg The painting presented here is a high-quality edition on laid paper-like, heavy 250g Gmund Tactile. Framed in a sophisticated, silver-coloured solid wood frame, glazed. Size 44 x 37 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.
The tree at the foot of a barrow, heavily ruffled by wind and weather, is executed with virtuoso detail. The coast of Rügen can be seen in the background.original: oil on canvas, Paris, Musée du Louvre. Brilliant reproduction in fine art giclée process on artist's canvas, mounted on a stretcher frame. Limited edition of 499 copies, with numbering and certificate on the reverse. Framed in a handcrafted real wood museum frame with metal leaf gilding. Format 80 x 66 cm. Exclusively at ars mundi.
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.
Original: Circa 1815/16, oil on canvas, 90 x 71 cm, Charlottenhof Palace, Potsdam The painting presented here is a high-quality edition on laid paper-like, heavy 250g Gmund Tactile. Framed in a sophisticated, gold-coloured solid wood frame, glazed. Size 44 x 37 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.
Original: Circa 1815/16, oil on canvas, 90 x 71 cm, Charlottenhof Palace, Potsdam The painting presented here is a high-quality edition on laid paper-like, heavy 250g Gmund Tactile. Framed in a sophisticated, silver-coloured solid wood frame, glazed. Size 44 x 37 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.
Original: 1824, oil on canvas, 34 x 44 cm, Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin, high-quality edition on paper. Sheet size 30 x 40 cm (H/W). Framed in silver-coloured solid wood frame with passe-partout, glazed. Format 32 x 42 cm (H/W).
From 1820 onwards, Caspar David Friedrich saw his ideas fully realised in the Nordic landscape; it also inspired him to create his daytime cycle, which profoundly encodes the sequence of life with childhood, youth, maturity and the longing for eternity in old age. In the second part of the cycle, a sandy path lined with heather and shrubs leads the viewer to distant dense forests. In the meadows, a hiker strides towards a pine grove, while a second hiker approaches the viewer along the path. This treasure from the Landesgalerie Hannover, created in 1821/22, was transferred exclusively for ars mundi by the experts at the Königlich privilegierte Porzellanmanufaktur Tettau in 10 colours onto the finest porcelain. In three firing processes at up to 1360°C, porcelain pictures of incomparable colour brilliance are created in a limited world edition. Each of the 999 copies is individually numbered by hand and framed in a sophisticated gold-plated solid wood moulding. Format 38 x 33.5 cm.
From 1820 onwards, Caspar David Friedrich saw his ideas fully realised in the Nordic landscape; it also inspired him to create his daytime cycle, which profoundly encodes the sequence of life with childhood, youth, maturity and longing for eternity in old age. In the third part of the cycle, the reddish reflection of individual clouds indicates the approaching evening peace and bathes the landscape in a late afternoon light. The cornfield has already been partially harvested and the farmer is heading towards the end of the day in his horse and cart. This treasure from the Landesgalerie Hannover, created in 1821/22, was transferred exclusively for ars mundi by the experts at the Königlich privilegierte Porzellanmanufaktur Tettau in 10 colours onto the finest porcelain. In three firing processes at up to 1360°C, porcelain pictures of incomparable colour brilliance are created in a limited world edition. Each of the 999 copies is individually numbered by hand and framed in a sophisticated gold-plated solid wood moulding. Format 38 x 33.5 cm.
From 1820 onwards, Caspar David Friedrich saw his ideas fully realised in the Nordic landscape; it also inspired him to create his daytime cycle, which profoundly encodes the sequence of life with childhood, youth, maturity and longing for eternity in old age. 'The Evening' shows two travellers looking at the spectrum of the setting sun. The horizon is still shining through the pine trunks, but in a few minutes the magic will be extinguished and the cool night will call them to turn back. This treasure from the Landesgalerie Hannover, created in 1821/22, was transferred exclusively for ars mundi by the experts at the Königlich privilegierte Porzellanmanufaktur Tettau in 10 colours onto the finest porcelain. In three firing processes at up to 1360°C, porcelain pictures of incomparable colour brilliance are created in a limited world edition. Each of the 999 copies is individually numbered by hand and framed in a sophisticated gold-plated solid wood moulding. Format 38 x 33.5 cm.
Claude Monet's water lily paintings are among the most famous Impressionist paintings and among the most sought-after and expensive paintings in the world. Monet (1840-1926) used the technique of the 'short brushstroke', which he perfected. This technique enabled him to capture the shimmering of the air over the water in a unique way. Originals: Oil on canvas, Museé Marmottan - Claude Monet, Paris For a detailed reproduction, the Monet paintings were transferred directly onto artist's canvas using the brilliantly coloured Fine Art Giclée process and mounted on wooden stretcher frames like an original oil painting. The wooden wedges allow the canvas to be re-stretched in the event of fluctuations in temperature and humidity. The elegant solid wood model framing rounds off the appearance perfectly.framed in silver solid wood model framing. Format 64 x 64 cm each. ars mundi exclusive edition.
In 1890, Claude Monet bought a picturesque plot of land in Giverny and devoted himself entirely to designing his garden. He created a paradise with seas of exotic plants and ponds with shimmering mother-of-pearl water lilies. Monet had a Japanese wooden bridge built over the water lily pond. Here he found the motifs for his world-famous water lily and garden paintings, which characterised his late artistic work. 'Yellow Water Lilies and Agapanthus': Iridescent water lilies, one of Monet's favourite plants, form small islands of leaves in the reflecting water. Original: oil on canvas, Musée Marmottan, Paris. 'Iris bed in Monet's garden': A fragrant sea of blossoms, a lushly arranged symphony of flower colours. Original: Oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. High-quality reproductions in the fine art giclée process, applied directly by hand to canvas and traditionally stretched on stretcher frames. The visible linen structure emphasises the painting-like effect of these objects. Each in an elegant solid wood frame. Format 74 x 64 cm or 65 x 73 cm (H/W each). Both pictures in a set.
The art of Claude Monet epitomises Impressionism. He has been described as the inventor of colourful dreams beyond the visible. But he was much more, as he always sought to realise his idea of painting in the open air - en plein air. The decisive factor in his painting was always how he saw, not what he saw. The four paintings by Claude Monet presented here have been lavishly reproduced on laid paper-like, heavy 250g Gmund Tactile. In gold-coloured solid wood framing, glazed. Format 37 x 44 cm (H/W) each. ars mundi exclusive edition. 'Fields in Spring (1887): Original: oil on canvas, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. 'Les coquelicots à Argenteuil (The Poppy Field near Argenteuil)' (1873): Original: oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. 'The Bay of Argenteuil with a sailing boat' (1874): Original: oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. Detail from 'The Magpie' (1868/69): Original: oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. All 4 paintings in a set.
The art of Claude Monet epitomises Impressionism. He has been described as the inventor of colourful dreams beyond the visible. But he was much more, as he always sought to realise his idea of painting in the open air - en plein air. The decisive factor in his painting was always how he saw, not what he saw. The four paintings by Claude Monet presented here have been elaborately reproduced on handmade, heavy 250g Gmund Tactile. In silver-coloured solid wood framing, glazed. Format 37 x 44 cm (H/W) each. ars mundi exclusive edition. 'Fields in Spring (1887): Original: oil on canvas, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. 'Les coquelicots à Argenteuil (The Poppy Field near Argenteuil)' (1873): Original: oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. 'The Bay of Argenteuil with a sailing boat' (1874): Original: oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. Detail from 'The Magpie' (1868/69): Original: oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. All 4 paintings in a set.
The art of Claude Monet epitomises Impressionism. He has been described as the inventor of colourful dreams beyond the visible. But he was much more, as he always sought to realise his idea of painting in the open air - en plein air. The decisive factor in his painting was always how he saw, not what he saw. Original: Oil on canvas, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. The painting by Claude Monet presented here has been elaborately reproduced on handmade, heavy 250g Gmund Tactile. In gold-coloured solid wood framing, glazed. Size 37 x 44 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.
Monet was only able to realise his lifelong dream of designing his own garden when he moved to Giverny in 1883. The estate was an inexhaustible source of inspiration for him. Original: Oil on canvas, Vienna, Österreichische Galerie im Belvedere. Reproduction on aluminium dibond behind 3 mm acrylic glass. Limited to 980 copies and numbered. Certificate included. Format 80 x 78 cm (H/W). With hanging device. Due to the smooth surface, mirror effects may occur depending on the incidence of light. ars mundi exclusive edition.
From 1871 to 1878, Monet lived in Argenteuil on the Seine not far from Paris. This was the period in which he brought his 'Impressionism' to perfection; he created numerous landscape paintings. The 'Field of Poppies' is one of the most important of these. Original: 1873, oil on canvas, 50 x 65 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Edition on artist's cotton canvas stretched on a stretcher. The canvas with its tangible and visible brush structure is sealed with artist's varnish. Solid wood framing in white with gold edging. Limited edition of 980 copies. Size 60 x 75 cm (H/W).
From 1871 to 1878, Monet lived in Argenteuil on the Seine not far from Paris. This was the period in which he brought his 'Impressionism' to perfection; he created numerous landscape paintings. The 'Field of Poppies' is one of the most important of these. Original: 1873, oil on canvas, 50 x 65 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. High-quality edition on paper. Sheet size 24 x 30 cm (H/W). Framed in gold-coloured solid wood frame, glazed. Format 25.6 x 33.8 cm (H/W).
The art of Claude Monet epitomises Impressionism. During his long life as a painter, he was tireless in his search for ways to depict the variability of light and colour in many atmospheric variations and at different times of day. Original: 1880, oil on canvas, 60.6 x 81 cm, Boden Art Museum, Japan. Edition transferred directly onto artist's canvas using the fine art giclée process and stretched onto a stretcher frame. Limited edition of 980 copies, numbered, with certificate. Framed in a handcrafted, gold-coloured solid wood frame. Size 56 x 73 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.
The art of Claude Monet epitomises Impressionism. During his long life as a painter, he was tireless in his search for ways to depict the variability of light and colour in many atmospheric variations and at different times of day. Original: 1880, oil on canvas, 60.6 x 81 cm, Boden Art Museum, Japan. Edition transferred directly onto artist's canvas using the fine art giclée process and stretched onto a stretcher frame. Limited edition of 980 copies, numbered, with certificate. Framed in a handcrafted, black and gold-coloured solid wood frame. Size 54 x 71 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.