New Moon or Solar Eclipse above the Riesengebirge Mountains
Caspar David Friedrich
1810 or 1828/1835
Medium
pen and gray ink with watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.2 x 36.5 cm (10 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as the Gift of Helen Porter and James T. Dyke and Dian Woodner
Accession Number
2007.111.10
About the Artist
Caspar David Friedrich · 1774–1840
Leading artist of the German Romantic movement. He was particularly known for his symbolic and atmospheric treatment of landscape.