- Paperback: 110 pages
- Publisher: Harry N Abrams (November 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0870996037
- ISBN-13: 978-0870996030
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Essays by Robert Rosenblum and Boris I. Asvarishch pls check spelling. aa/spelling is fine/pk , edited by Sabine Rewald. Metropolitan Museum of Art and Art Institute of Chicago (Abrams, dist.), $22.50 ISBN 0-8109-6402-3 Published in conjunction with the first U.S. exhibition devoted to Friedrich's pk oeuvre, this lovely, compact volume chronicles the German Romantic painter's quiet, contemplative existence, and it includes a catalogue of the 20 works in the show. All but one belonged to Russia's imperial family and eventually were acquired by the Hermitage and Pushkin museums. Friedrich was primarily a landscape painter who, in his own words, "aspired to noble truth in his communication of unattainable nature." A characteristic Friedrich painting places one or more spectators in the midst of a natural scene ( Moonrise by the Sea, for example), the beauty of the ocean or mountains signifying a transcendent reality in all its mysterious, mystical splendor. Probably the most affecting is On the Sailboat, in which a couple, possibly the painter and his wife, gaze upon the majesty of an approaching city, perhaps representing the setting of their sacred life together through eternity. Rosenblum is co-author of Nineteenth-Century Art; Asvarishch is curator of European paintings at the Hermitage;this should be semicolon/pk and Rewald is associate curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Excellent reproductions of many Caspar David Friedrich works, Nov 18 2004
By Gagewyn - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Romantic Vision of Caspar David Friedrich: Paintings and Drawings from the U.S.S.R. (Paperback)
If you are into Caspar David Friedrich then you know how hard it is to find reproductions of his paintings in art books. This book is an excellent chance to buy (or even see at all) reproductions of some of his less famous paintings. The reproductions are very nice quality, and many of them also reproduce enlargements of sections of the painting. There is a short description for each that ties it in with Friedrich's life and what he was doing at the time. Also lots of biographical info on the artist (but the writing is kind of dry and not so easy to read). If you are looking for a book on the artist then this is an excellent option.List of some nice color reproductions:
On the Sailboat (1818)
Sisters on the Harbor view Terrace (1820)
Moonrise by the Sea (1821)
Morning in the Mountains (1822)
The Nets (1830)
Swans in the Reeds by Dawns early Light (1832)
Evening Landscape with 2 Men (1830)
The Dreamer (1835)
Those are some of the full page color prints. There are many many more slightly smaller prints, including a section exploring the owl motif in his art, a section on paintings of ruins, views of his studios and out the studio windows (my fav. part) and many landscapes summer and winter.
I highly recommend this book to libraries and fans of the artist. The volume of reproductions is good and the reproductions are very high quality.
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