Caspar David Friedrich
1969
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View on museum website →Medium
etching in black on Strathmore wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 14.92 × 9.84 cm (5 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.) sheet: 27.31 × 35.24 cm (10 3/4 × 13 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Jay Finkel
Accession Number
2013.121.85
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art's collection, Leonard Baskin's *Caspar David Friedrich* (9) stands as a striking homage to the 19th-century German Romantic renowned for his evocative landscapes infused with sublime emotion and spiritual introspection. Created as a black etching on Strathmore w paper, this intimate print measures just 5 7/8 × 3 7/8 inches on the plate, allowing for precise, intricate details within a larger sheet format. Gifted by Jay Finkel, it exemplifies Baskin's deep engagement with art history, channeling the intensity of Friedrich's legacy through a modern lens. Baskin, a...
About the Artist
Leonard Baskin
Leonard Baskin (1922–2000) was a towering figure in American art, renowned for his monumental sculptures, powerful woodcuts, and intricate book illustrations that grappled with the human condition's darker facets. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, to a family of rabbis, he moved to Brooklyn's Jewish Orthodox Williamsburg neighborhood at age seven. Vowing to become a sculptor at 15, Baskin apprent...