The Polar Sea

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The Polar Sea

painting by Caspar David Friedrich

Also known as: “The Sea of Ice”

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Caspar David Friedrich
as The Polar Sea (1823/24), reveal Friedrich’s fatalism and his attitude toward nature. Although they were based on close observation of the landscape, his works were colored by his imaginative response to the atmosphere of the Baltic coast and the Harz Mountains, which he found both…
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as The Polar Sea (1823/24), reveal Friedrich’s fatalism and his attitude toward nature. Although they were based on close observation of the landscape, his works were colored by his imaginative response to the atmosphere of the Baltic coast and the Harz Mountains, which he found both…
Read More