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Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich was a German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation, whose often symbolic, and anti-classical work, conveys a subjective, emotional response to the natural world.

Palette: #463B29 #CEB272 #706142 #96886D #92713F #E0D1AA #6A481C #7B848D

  • The Petition to the Doge (1860): #312121 #67543F #211923 #43342E #948167 #B3A393
  • Composition No. 15 (1925): #0F171C #596768 #E0E1D7 #9A2716 #474436 #7E3A2F
  • Two Men Contemplating the Moon (ca. 1825-30): #312317 #72594D #4E3D31 #1D140F #4A3218 #986F51
  • Meeresstrand mit Fischer: #A5A085 #878571 #384026 #5F5F39 #142216
  • Mountain Peak with Drifting Clouds: #CACBCC #3D3F2D #5C6054 #9CA4B1 #7B7F78 #2F1D15
  • Northern Lights: #A66861 #1B1212 #2B1E12 #D6B095 #433217 #856269
  • Dolmen in Autumn (ca. 1820): #180B05 #434822 #AEA46F #2D1606 #646A3E #462B0C
  • Abtei im Eichwald: #110C07 #ECE3A1 #BEAE7F #2D200B #96875D #766843
  • View of a Harbour (1814): #2E2F21 #E8EBCF #92A996 #E2DEA2 #EAD36F #F8D04B
  • Auf Dem Segler (2007): #F9F0DB #676E5C #524F35 #9C9677 #311F08 #D2C7A7
  • Kreidefelsen auf Rügen at Exhibition Alte Nationalgalerie 2024-07-25 02 (2024): #C4BBA8 #5C1210 #817E7E #D1BB90 #68461C #452A0B
  • Summer (Landschaft mit Liebespaar) (2023): #ADAAA3 #818C9C #5E512B #403311 #8A7D5A #2C220B
  • The Evergreens by the Waterfall (1828): #433F24 #2E2819 #756B45 #1C1A11 #B6AE88 #261C0A
  • Forest in Late Autumn (1835): #6A4337 #462B27 #92644B #BF927D #AD764E #5C301E
  • Mountains in the Rising Fog (1835): #8A6F49 #CECDC8 #A6A39A #604B2A #9A8E7C #74736D
  • Wolves in the Forest in Front of a Cave (1790): #2A1705 #3E270C #6B451B #96703C #391903 #232112
  • Snow Hill with Ravens (1798): #8A726E #9F886C #3A2D25 #644C45 #785D3B #583C1F
  • Giant Mountains (View of the Small Sturmhaube from Warmbrunn) (1810): #B6B2AD #65666B #433A2D #2A1D12 #46494E #8E8B8C
  • Rocky Valley (1813): #774F1C #513615 #362613 #282921 #100C06 #725835
  • View of a Harbour (1814): #DEDA98 #A79971 #4E361C #E8D675 #7D6B54 #745632
  • Giant Mountains Landscape with Rising Fog (1819): #D5CEC3 #B7A599 #2C261D #453326 #8C786B #5E4634
  • Meadows Near Greifswald (1821): #DFD8C3 #3E4025 #827F44 #CACBD2 #5A5828 #9C9A95
  • Rocky Ravine in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains (1822): #D9C7B7 #887260 #3B3226 #1A221B #5B4932 #B29E8D
  • Flat Countryside (1822): #C3C6C0 #9CA1B4 #4C5009 #354409 #ACA49F #6D6847
  • The Rock Gates in Neurathen (1837): #7F735D #DFDBCC #5B4E3C #3E3328 #B7AA89 #907F57
  • The Riesengebirge Mountains (1830): #EBC791 #402F23 #28190D #DFC7B2 #1B120A #6D574C
  • Landscape with Bridge (1800): #D2CBBC #A29F9A #9F9471 #766C4E #564E31 #433D1F
  • Hut with a Well on Rügen (1802): #CCCCC3 #68552C #89784D #D8D2B5 #908E74 #493312
  • Seashore with Fisherman (1807): #A49E84 #84836F #555839 #373E24 #182313 #7C6D41
  • Bohemian Landscape (1808): #F0F4D4 #C2DAD6 #13160A #FBF6B5 #929A8A #27270E
  • Rock Canyon in the Harz (1811): #4C422E #272113 #634826 #706450 #3D2D18 #130E05
  • The Cross Beside the Baltic (1813): #816B51 #4B3F24 #D4B6BE #0A080A #1E1A12 #978B93
  • Evening (1817): #E2C694 #644927 #8A6D3C #B79B62 #482914 #391710
  • City at Moonrise (1817): #4C4A48 #2D1E15 #A57F62 #6D584B #44362D #1F1B16
  • Woman on the Beach of Ruegen (1818): #C8AC99 #634126 #81654E #A18772 #8D6032 #48250E
  • Drifting Clouds (1820): #BECCCE #6A839E #9FB2C0 #465E27 #0A0D06 #151C0E
  • The Morning (1830): #918F8D #D4BFAD #52504D #C0BFBE #614B33 #3A2D1F
  • Woman on the Stairs (1825): #1D120B #0B0807 #89631F #332011 #5E3E16 #442A12
  • Woman with the Candlestick (1825): #0B0F12 #1F1F16 #6E5B31 #554322 #392F1C #C7BF68
  • Northern Landscape, Spring (1825): #627A8A #C2BFA8 #B6A375 #745B2F #94773A #87897D
  • Sturzacker (1830): #6F6A77 #38281C #39383B #917A6F #56493D #3F472C
  • Mountain Landscape in Bohemia (1830): #C3BEA6 #4B5550 #405E1A #2F3937 #A3A191 #22430F
  • The Evening Star (1830): #CDC1BC #2D2F1F #737C8A #191F16 #DEC584 #9E9E9E
  • Swans in the Reeds at the First Dawn (1832): #312418 #CF9F9A #17120A #EDB899 #5A3D2D #9D6F5F
  • Sea Shore (Fishing-Nets) (1835): #645642 #2C1F17 #483D2F #190F0E #95805A #3A3530
  • Riesengebirge Landscape (1835): #C1B5B1 #835F2B #59350D #AA9FA8 #482A15 #6C470F
  • Landscape with Mountain Lake, Morning (1830): #C0C2C8 #9C9A9F #3C371B #262111 #726B2B #756F67
  • Churchyard Gate (1822): #261B12 #453424 #6E573E #140D07 #A28B72 #D3C4B4
  • View Through Dunes to the Sea (1824): #D7CCA7 #C0B27D #938960 #5C5434
  • Monastery Cemetery in Snow (1819): #D4C58C #3B3924 #5F4C23 #8C7C51 #A59C77 #645E42
  • Landscape on Rügen with Rainbow (1809): #B7B59A #39382C #666942 #EBE7CE #22221A #897935
  • Seaside Moonlight (1818): #997648 #472010 #977D60 #35160F #775331 #5E3921
  • Ruin of the Gate of the Monastery to the Holy Cross, Meißen (1824): #C4AE8E #C1B67F #968366 #77664B #5A4B35
  • Portrait of an Older Man (1809): #111516 #45412F #7F5436 #B78553 #59513B #23221B
  • Landscape in the Riesengebirge (1798): #9DB0A8 #E5DDE6 #C3CBB0 #B4B92C #C5C861 #709381
  • The Ruins of Eldena (1824): #E1E7E0 #615448 #BFBDB2 #E4D5A1 #E3D174 #9A8E77
  • Landscape of Rügen Near Putbus (1824): #D8D6C2 #A9A954 #CECA8D #B1B09B #8B896E #818132
  • Mountainous River Landscape, Morning (1830): #EDD49E #B08B51 #714F22 #47290D #D4B175
  • Ruins of Teplitz Castle (1828): #F1EBD4 #E7BD05 #E9DAAB #CBB37F #C58904 #D4B537
  • Chalk Cliffs at Ruegen (1820): #EAECE1 #657587 #414B5B #B2B8B2 #5D5A35 #ADB274
  • Mountains in Morning Fog (1810): #D2C2A5 #A4A291 #707F7D #475C63 #29414E
  • View of Schmiedebergerkamm (1837): #DBD9DA #514832 #B3B3BF #D4C47C #9A8E62 #362D1D
  • View of Greifswald from the East (1818): #F8EBBE #9E9B80 #CCC5A2 #7D7151 #DECD9D #503C1C
  • The Marketplace in Greifswald (1818): #E2D3CB #AA968D #D0A78B #766763 #56504F #AE8269
  • Landscape with Pavilion (1797): #DFD6C5 #87816E #595447 #B3AA94 #413C32 #C9B694
  • Bohemian Landscape with Mount Milleschauer (1808): #D8D8CC #B5C1CA #5E6330 #2D3C0B #9D9A78 #93A4BA
  • Evening with Clouds (1824): #B39E90 #D29D6B #9D9AA0 #79696E #9C7C6A
  • Dolmen in Autumn (1820): #160902 #424622 #A39D6C #251307 #331F0A #5E6236
  • View of the Elbe Valley (1807): #D9DAC9 #494227 #73673F #B6B6A4 #A29A72 #302E19
  • The Garden Terrace (1811): #665B3A #4B3E23 #C3C1AD #3C2C15 #E0DFAF #9A8F70
  • Two Men Contemplating the Moon (1820): #31230F #523814 #A98765 #81654B #201003 #170F07
  • Gazebo (1818): #3D2B17 #28190C #5E4F2F #CEBA8F #9F8F6B #1A1007
  • Neubrandenburg (1810): #74805B #FAE6AC #FBD254 #A2A776 #CCA964 #2E2213
  • Tombs of the Fallen in the Fight for Independence (1812): #855913 #6B3E0B #261609 #562809 #432C0F #3F1807
  • Temple of Juno in Agrigento (1828): #F1C595 #3F452C #CEAF89 #212B17 #666647 #BEA567
  • Neubrandenburg in Flames (1835): #675729 #E3E1F7 #E9E2D9 #908156 #BEB4D6 #453716
  • Mountainous River Landscape, Night (1830): #AA631B #33282B #8C431C #793320 #CE8916 #462C2D
  • New Moon Above the Riesengebirge Mountains (1810): #866E4D #D8CFB8 #B4A891 #A18D6D #59442C
  • Giant Mountains at Sunset (1810): #A58A8A #D7BAAE #413B34 #676760 #EEE0CB #1E150C
  • Rügen Landscape with Bay (1802): #BBC0B9 #746A51 #E1DFCE #604C34 #928C71 #805F40
  • Kügelgen's Grave (1821): #171920 #F1E2CE #523632 #2F2021 #7D5D4C #F0D4A7
  • Landscape with Oak Trees and a Hunter (1811): #CFD9D3 #2D2F18 #4A4016 #A0B4B2 #5A5F47 #8A907C
  • Harbor by Moonlight (1811): #DBCDC5 #867C6B #AEA69D #9C8347 #462E0D #6D490F
  • Cross in the Mountains (1813): #413927 #36270F #AEA288 #523D19 #796A42 #928D7F
  • Picture in Remembrance of Johann Emanuel Bremer (1817): #312017 #1F0F0A #BDA892 #493A29 #7C7868 #5F5440
  • Night in a Harbour (1818): #201614 #7F5A3E #372419 #583F29 #0E0B0C #A97D5A
  • The Cathedral (1818): #DCB86C #89550E #B98428 #F1D79A #AF8642 #100401
  • Vision of the Christian Church (1820): #DFC5A2 #211104 #49300E #AA927A #635436 #837060
  • Moonrise Over the Sea (1821): #9F8465 #7D6C5C #110E0A #302413 #4D4030 #D9B261
  • Nightly Cloudy Sky / Evening (1824): #424159 #292D45 #66545D #8F7169 #251C22 #BCACA3
  • Hill and Ploughed Field Near Dresden (1825): #392C1B #DBD7CE #454D20 #EBD9A7 #958543 #DBC780
  • Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon (1824): #13110C #BAA992 #292013 #5C4C2D #8D7B5C #3C2F1B
  • The Chasseur in the Forest (1813): #39270D #231707 #594117 #120D05 #44422E #F2F1E7
  • The Big Enclosure (1832): #D6DAE6 #473D3C #231B1B #0A0609 #E4CEB4 #B4C2DB
  • Memories of the Giant Mountains (1835): #ECE5E4 #C8B4B7 #4D301B #A8919D #92706A #704C35
  • Ruins of the Oybin (1835): #351815 #4E1F18 #1F1210 #BC8658 #ECB87C #733F22
  • On a Sailing Ship (1818): #EAC998 #6B483F #A87A5B #4A120C #6E2A19 #572D23
  • Segelschiff (1815): #4B3828 #E4CA9F #8D7961 #2E2315 #C5A781 #6A4D34
  • Sunset (1837): #806857 #201918 #AC805A #43322B #5D4639 #C5884F
  • The Summer (Landscape with Couple) (1807): #AAA9A3 #7F8B9B #4F431D #796E4E #33280B #231A06
  • Woman in Front of the Setting Sun (1818): #BE8B47 #2F2518 #E2B75B #1C1810 #4B3B25 #8F6837
  • Cross and Cathedral in the Mountains (1812): #171612 #2D261B #5B4943 #956C6E #453418 #785C5B
  • Wreck in the Sea of Ice (1798): #B39D9B #907B79 #674729 #E8E2DD #482C23 #281711
  • Rocks (1811): #2A2619 #3F2F1B #573818 #624D32 #A9A186 #DFD9B4
  • Landscape with Temple in Ruin (1797): #E2DABE #F4E5AB #8E6E12 #6B480A #D9C473 #B4A04A
  • Tree of Crows (1822): #C5B599 #2B271E #473E2C #73664C #A49F91 #93876D
  • The Sea of Ice (1823): #8594BB #585444 #47361A #BFC2C7 #766543 #9F998C
  • The Abbey in the Oakwood (1809): #2C2322 #A2957C #756A60 #564B41 #C9BD8A #46392F
  • Mountain Landscape with Rainbow (1809): #564E46 #2F280D #333029 #211E14 #483916 #7B7E7F
  • Hutten's Grave (1823): #5C3631 #3D292A #824937 #2A2129 #271C19 #171421
  • Boats in the Harbour at Evening (1828): #332F2C #A78F9D #776F88 #584742 #7A5D68 #D3B2B2
  • Solitary Tree (1822): #E1E1E1 #49441C #B6BAC7 #A1A7D0 #8E94A6 #676036
  • Life Stages (1834): #1B190C #D3B85C #BDAC8D #53503D #353220 #CFBB7C
  • Woman at a Window (1822): #55503F #F2F2EF #725837 #6F725A #8E6E36 #A57F33
  • The Port of Greifswald (1819): #DADECF #5E4B39 #130A0A #E0D47C #A39089 #D8B753
  • Morning in the Riesengebirge (1810): #F4DD99 #D5CEA6 #5B4B38 #491904 #BAA785 #57280A
  • Cairn in Snow (1807): #A6AD8A #D9CDA0 #586552 #5B502D #798B76 #2C2716
  • Idealised Landscape with Waterfall (1801): #5E452F #3E2B22 #82694B #302525 #1E1514 #A69075
  • Northern Lights (1835): #342514 #9D5D56 #7E5E64 #211711 #D5B097 #140E12
  • Landscape with Windmills (1820): #ADA990 #8B928F #4E5C60 #292809 #484C0E #343321
  • Coastline in the Evening Light (1817): #EBD6B5 #5A3F1E #3C2612 #BD956C #B9A387 #EFD18D

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