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The Sea of Ice by Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich · 1823 · Wikidata / Wikimedia Commons

The Sea of Ice

The story

A polar shipwreck shattered against great upthrust slabs of broken ice, no figure visible. Painted in 1823-24 — Friedrich's bleakest canvas, inspired by reports of the Parry Arctic expedition.

Artist
Caspar David Friedrich
Year
1823
Period
Romantic
Where it lives
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Rights
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