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Caspar David Friedrich and the Subject of Landscape, Second Edition
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Ideal for readers interested in art history, Romanticism, and the evolution of landscape painting, this book appeals to both scholars and general enthusiasts seeking intellectual depth and rich contextual understanding.
Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), the greatest painter of the Romantic movement in Germany, was perhaps Europe's first truly modern artist. This title offers a comprehensive account of this most fascinating of nineteenth-century masters.
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Caspar David Friedrich and the Subject of Landscape, Second Edition by Joseph Leo Koerner explores the work of Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), the greatest painter of the Romantic movement in Germany. Friedrich was perhaps Europe's first truly modern artist.
His melancholy landscapes, often populated by lonely wanderers, represent experiments towards a radically subjective art. This compelling and highly original book, a winner of the 1992 Mitchell Prize for the History of Art, is now available in a compact pocket format.
Joseph Leo Koerner analyses Friedrich's art as it emerges out of, and partly reorientates, a subjectivist aesthetic.
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The Guardian praises this edition for its faithful reproductions of Friedrich’s delicate winter palettes, while the Burlington Magazine highlights its insightful exploration of both Friedrich’s art and the broader context of early nineteenth-century art history. The Independent commends Koerner’s interpretation, noting his rare sympathy with the artist and deep engagement with German Romantic philosophy. Frank Whitford calls it one of the best books on a single artist he has read in years, appreciating its comprehensive and thoughtful approach.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781861894397
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 March 2009
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Edition: 2nd edition
Illustration: 148 illustrations, 68 in colour
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 216.0mm
Height: 138.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 364
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About the Author
Joseph Leo Koerner is Victor S. Thomas Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University. His books include The Moment of Self-Portraiture in German Renaissance Art (1993), Caspar David Friedrich and the Subject of Landscape (Reaktion, 1st edn 1993, 2nd edn 2009) and Reformation of the Image (Reaktion, 2004).
Also by Joseph Leo Koerner
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