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On a Sailing Ship

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Written by: Charlotte SatoContributing Writer · Manuscripts & Rare Books
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 845144
Caspar David Friedrich

On a Sailing Ship

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byHermitage Museum
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Artist / MakerCaspar David Friedrich
Date1818
Mediumcanvas, oil paint
Genrelandscape painting
TypePainting
CollectionHermitage Museum
LocationHermitage Museum
About the Artist

BiographyCaspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) — German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840).Caspar David Friedrich worked as painter, sculptor, architectural drafter, watercolorist and printmaker and is associated with Kingdom of Prussia and Sweden. Their documented life spans the years 1774 to 1840, born in Greifswald, died in Dresden. Their work is linked to German Romanticism.Disciplinespainter, sculptor, architectural drafter, watercolorist, printmakerBorn1774, GreifswaldDied1840, DresdenNationalityKingdom of Prussia, SwedenMovementGerman RomanticismSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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