1835, Caspar David Friedrich, The Riesengebirge -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Friedrich distilled the topography of the Giant Mountains to undulating waves of green, brown, and gray that recede rhythmically into the distance. The muted earth tones provide a foil for the nuanced tints of the sky. Although at first glance the landscape appears to be uninhabited, a closer look shows a man seated on a rock to the right of the trees—a tiny figure almost lost within the boundless landscape.
1835, Caspar David Friedrich, The Riesengebirge -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Friedrich distilled the topography of the Giant Mountains to undulating waves of green, brown, and gray that recede rhythmically into the distance. The muted earth tones provide a foil for the nuanced tints of the sky. Although at first glance the landscape appears to be uninhabited, a closer look shows a man seated on a rock to the right of the trees—a tiny figure almost lost within the boundless landscape.