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. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic
Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection
ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a
detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the
artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a
concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory
captions
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