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Sunset

Caspar David Friedrich , 1837

Sunset, by Caspar David Friedrich, oil, 1837
Sunset, by Caspar David Friedrich, oil, 1837

Sunset is an oil painting by the German Romanticist artist Caspar David Friedrich. It dates from 1837 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.

About this work

Overview

This oil on canvas painting, titled Sunset, was created by German artist Caspar David Friedrich between 1830 and 1835. It is now part of the Hermitage Museum's collection in St Petersburg, Russia.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Caspar David Friedrich

Artist

Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich (German:; 5 September 1774 – 7 May 1840) was a German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation, whose often symbolic, and anti-classical…

Hermitage Museum

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Hermitage Museum

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Who painted Sunset?

Sunset was painted by Caspar David Friedrich in 1837.

Where can I see Sunset?

Sunset is held by Hermitage Museum.

What movement is Sunset?

Sunset is associated with German Romanticism.

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