“The German Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) reimagined European landscape painting by portraying nature as a setting for profound spiritual and emotional encounters. The vision of the landscape that unfolds in his art—meditative, mysterious, and full of wonder—is still vital today.

This is the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the artist held in the United States organized in cooperation with major German museums, presenting oil paintings, finished drawings, and working sketches from every phase of the artist’s career. The exhibition situates Friedrich’s art within the tumultuous politics and vibrant culture of 19th-century German society and, by extension, highlights the role of German Romanticism in shaping modern perceptions of the natural world.