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A lone figure stands on a crag, his back to us, surveying a sea of mist — the defining image of German Romanticism. By hiding the man's face, Friedrich invites us to share his sublime, solitary contemplation of nature. It captures the era's fascination with the individual before the infinite.
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
- Datec. 1818
- MovementRomanticism
- WhereKunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg
- RegionCentral Europe