Caspar David Friedrich did not invent the Romantic movement, but he has come to embody a large part of it. This comprehensive and seriously heavy volume anthologises a wide variety of his work – not just landscapes, but portraits, drawings and sketches. The critical apparatus includes analyses of his life and working methods as well as subject choices and use of colours.
At over 350 pages and comprehensively illustrated, this is seriously good value at £45 and that must surely benefit from accompanying an exhibition at the Alte Nationalgallerie in Berlin.
Unless you are a dedicated student of Friedrich, it’s unlikely you would feel the need of any further books beyond this.
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