{"product_id":"83079-caspar-david-friedrich-karlsruher-skizzenbuch-schmuckausgabe","title":"Caspar David Friedrich. Karlsruhe Sketchbook (Deluxe Edition)","description":"The acquisition of the Karlsruhe Sketchbook by a German museum consortium and the \u003cstrong\u003eErnst von Siemens Art Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2023 was an \u003cstrong\u003eart-historical sensation\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is the last known \u003cstrong\u003esketchbook\u003c\/strong\u003e by Friedrich in private hands – and one of only six surviving sketchbooks worldwide by the most significant painter of German Romanticism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis extraordinary \u003cstrong\u003eartist's document from around 1804\u003c\/strong\u003e offers an immediate insight into the crucial phase of Friedrich's artistic development. During his walks through Dresden and the surrounding landscape, he captured impressions of nature, motifs, and atmospheric studies – sketches that later formed the basis of iconic paintings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 33 surviving drawings provide unique access to Friedrich's way of seeing, thinking, and artistic process. The \u003cstrong\u003ehigh-quality deluxe edition\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this rare sketchbook accessible in a particularly true-to-original form: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Complete, \u003cstrong\u003etrue-to-original facsimile reproduction\u003c\/strong\u003e of all 33 drawings \u003cbr\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eHistorical original format\u003c\/strong\u003e with characteristic rounded corners \u003cbr\u003e- Companion booklet with a well-founded \u003cstrong\u003eart-historical introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- Presentation of the sketchbook and companion booklet in a \u003cstrong\u003ehigh-quality box\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesign, material, and craftsmanship are consistently geared towards the greatest possible proximity to the historical original. The edition not only conveys motifs but also makes Friedrich's artistic thought and working process tangible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis preferential edition is aimed at art lovers, collectors, libraries, and institutions who wish to own a central document of Romanticism in bibliophile quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) was born in Greifswald, studied at the Art Academy in Copenhagen, and settled in Dresden from 1798. His landscape compositions testify to great introspection and melancholy. Friedrich demanded a new visual awareness from viewers; at the same time, his works elude clear interpretation, always offering new avenues for understanding.","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51338985275656,"sku":"9783775760904","price":82.35,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/9783775760904_07.png?v=1781034346","url":"https:\/\/hatjecantz.com\/products\/83079-caspar-david-friedrich-karlsruher-skizzenbuch-schmuckausgabe","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}