Caspar David Friedrich: Moonwatchers - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two Men Contemplating the Moon

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Two Men Contemplating the Moon, 1819
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840)
Oil on canvas; 13 3/4 x 17 3/8 in. (34.9 x 44.1 cm)
Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon

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Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon, ca. 1824
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840)
Oil on canvas; 13 3/8 x 17 3/8 in. (34 x 44.1 cm)
Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Two Men Contemplating the Moon

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Two Men Contemplating the Moon, ca. 1830
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840)
Oil on canvas; 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Wrightsman Fund, 2000 (2000.51)

Sisters on the Harbor-View Terrace (Harbor by Night)

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Sisters on the Harbor-View Terrace (Harbor by Night), ca. 1820
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840)
Oil on canvas; 29 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. (74 x 52.1 cm)
State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

The Solitary Tree

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The Solitary Tree, 1822
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840)
Oil on canvas; 21 5/8 x 28 in. (54.9 x 71.1 cm)
Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Moonrise over the Sea

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Moonrise over the Sea, 1822
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840)
Oil on canvas; 21 5/8 x 28 in. (54.9 x 71.1 cm)
Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Evening Landscape with Two Men

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Evening Landscape with Two Men, ca. 1830–35
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840)
Oil on canvas; 9 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (25.1 x 31.1 cm)
State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

Moonlit Landscape

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Moonlit Landscape, ca. 1830–35
Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840)
Watercolor; 9 1/8 x 14 3/8 in. (23.2 x 36.5 cm)
Thaw Collection, The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1996

View of Dresden at Sunset

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View of Dresden at Sunset, 1822
Carl Gustav Carus (German, 1789–1869)
Oil on canvas; 8 1/2 x 19 5/8 in. (21.6 x 49.8 cm)
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz

A Landscape at Sunset

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A Landscape at Sunset, ca. 1830
Carl Gustav Carus (German, 1789–1869)
Oil on canvas; 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (13.3 x 19.1 cm)
Private Collection

A Cloud and Landscape Study by Moonlight

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A Cloud and Landscape Study by Moonlight, 1822
Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, 1788–1857)
Oil on paper mounted on thick paper; 6 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (15.9 x 18.7 cm)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Museum Purchase, Magnin Endowment Income Fund

View from Vaekero near Christiania

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View from Vaekero near Christiania, 1827
Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, 1788–1857)
Oil on canvas; 23 3/4 x 38 in. (60.3 x 96.5 cm)
National Gallery of Art, Washington Patrons' Permanent Fund

Mother and Child by the Sea

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Mother and Child by the Sea, 1830
Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, 1788–1857)
Oil on canvas; 8 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (21 x 20.6 cm)
Private Collection

Dresden by Moonlight

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Dresden by Moonlight, 1850
Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, 1788–1857)
Oil on canvas; 13 1/4 x 18 5/8 in. (33.7 x 47.3 cm)
Private Collection

Moonlight Study

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Moonlight Study , 1831
Christian Friedrich Gille (German, 1805–1899)
Oil on paper mounted on cardboard; 8 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (21.9 x 33.3 cm)
Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Large Tree before a Landscape

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Large Tree before a Landscape, 1821
August Heinrich (German, 1794–1822)
Watercolor over graphite on paper; 9 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (23.5 x 20.6 cm)
Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden