To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), the Alte Nationalgalerie, in co-operation with the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, is presenting its first major exhibition of the work of the most important painter of German Romanticism.
On display will be over sixty paintings and over fifty drawings by Friedrich from Germany and abroad.
A central theme of the exhibition Caspar David Friedrich. Infinite Landscapes is the role of the Nationalgalerie in the rediscovery of Friedrich’s art in the early 20th century.
A comprehensive exhibition on Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) is particularly overdue in Berlin. The Nationalgalerie is home to one of the largest collections of Friedrich’s paintings in the world, and numerous acquisitions and public presentations in the Prussian capital contributed to the artist’s early fame during his lifetime.