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Self-Portrait by Caspar David Friedrich

Self-Portrait

Caspar David Friedrich · 1794

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DETAILS
Artist
Caspar David Friedrich
Date
1794
Medium
Woodcut on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 13.4 × 9 cm (5 5/16 × 3 9/16 in.); Sheet: 21.5 × 13.5 cm (8 1/2 × 5 3/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Germany
Credit line
Hamill Fund
ART MOVEMENTS
Romanticism
THE ARTIST

Caspar David Friedrich

1774–1840 · Kingdom of Prussia

He painted lone figures dwarfed by vast landscapes, turning nature into a metaphysical meditation on the sublime.

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