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FRIEDRICH, Caspar David: Mountainous River Landscape (Day Version)

🖼 Mountainous River Landscape (Day Version), 1830-35
Mixed media on transparent paper
77 × 127 cm
Berlin, Germany

Misty peaks frame a serpentine river rendered in cool blues and grays, with tiny figures dwarfed by towering cliffs. Friedrich's sublime landscape exemplifies Romantic ideals—nature's grandeur overwhelms human presence, inviting spiritual contemplation and introspection.

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