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The Abbey in the Oak Wood
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The Abbey in the Oak Wood

painting by Caspar David Friedrich
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  • Caspar David Friedrich: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
    Caspar David Friedrich

    …the Berlin Academy, along with Abbey in the Oak Wood (1809/10), a companion piece he created about the same time. The purchase of both artworks by Frederick William III, king of Prussia, at the recommendation of his son was Friedrich’s career breakthrough.

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    …the Berlin Academy, along with Abbey in the Oak Wood (1809/10), a companion piece he created about the same time. The purchase of both artworks by Frederick William III, king of Prussia, at the recommendation of his son was Friedrich’s career breakthrough.

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