Caspar David Friedrich at the Met, review: master of the sublime — or the syrupy?
The paintings of Caspar David Friedrich hover between the sublime and the syrupy, occasionally touching down on either side of that surprisingly narrow divide. There are the ravishingly misted, ...
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Caspar David Friedrich, a Misunderstood Master, Finally Gets a Worthy US Retrospective at the Met
Much as I'm embarrassed to admit it, I love Caspar David Friedrich's paintings ... and if you think the female figure is a stand-in for Friedrich's wife Caroline, new multitudes reveal themselves.