This unfinished folio is one of Friedrich’s early works. Having studied at the Copenhagen Academy of Fine Arts from 1794 until May of 1798, he arrived in Dresden by way of Greifswald and Berlin in the fall of 1798, there to settle permanently. In 1799, he created a number of detailed studies in Dresden and its environs, primarily of plants, trees, and rock formations, but also tried his hand at landscapes. Most likely, he also took time to explore what was happening on the Dresden art scene of the day. In this context, he hardly could have failed to notice the popularity achieved by Adrian Zingg and his school ...
To continue the accompanying essay by Werner Busch
Sepia über Bleistift auf Papier. 50 × 72 cm
(19 ⅝ × 28 ⅜ in.). Werkverzeichnis: Grummt 313. [104]
Provenienz
Aus der Familie des Bruders von Caspar David Friedrich, Johann Samuel Friedrich, Neubrandenburg (1773–1844), in direkter Erbfolge an Friedrich Boll, Ludwigsburg, seitdem in Familienbesitz
Addendum/Erratum
Technik: Sepia über Bleistift auf Papier, auf Papier. Korrekter Schätzpreis 130.000-150.000 Euro.
This unfinished folio is one of Friedrich’s early works. Having studied at the Copenhagen Academy of Fine Arts from 1794 until May of 1798, he arrived in Dresden by way of Greifswald and Berlin in the fall of 1798, there to settle permanently. In 1799, he created a number of detailed studies in Dresden and its environs, primarily of plants, trees, and rock formations, but also tried his hand at landscapes. Most likely, he also took time to explore what was happening on the Dresden art scene of the day. In this context, he hardly could have failed to notice the popularity achieved by Adrian Zingg and his school ...
To continue the accompanying essay by Werner Busch
