Friedrich’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Still Life
Friedrich Meckseper German, born 1936

Sundial
Friedrich Meckseper German, born 1936

Three Jars
Friedrich Meckseper German, born 1936

Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Young Man Lying on a Grave
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Table
Germany, Berlin After a design by Friedrich Gilly (German, born Prussia [present-day Poland], 1772–1800)

Self-Portrait
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Gothic Church Behind an Oak Grove with Tombs
Karl Friedrich Schinkel German, 1781-1841

A Lady
Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750–1812)

Lithyalin Beaker
Workshop of Friedrich Egermann Bohemian, 1777-1864

Araberin
Friedrich Hundertwasser Austrian, 1928-2000

A View in San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura, Rome
Gustav Friedrich Hetsch German, 1788-1864

Scene of a Fire
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Old Man Praying
Johann Friedrich Overbeck German, 1789-1869

View of the Palm House on the Peacock-Island
Friedrich Julius Tempeltei (German, 1802-1870) after Carl Blechen (German, 1798-1840)

In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey)
Adolph Menzel German, 1815–1905

Gothic Cathedral Behind a Pond with Swans
Karl Friedrich Schinkel German, 1781-1841

Kneeling Pilgrim with Cross and Book
Johann Friedrich Overbeck German, 1789–1869

Head of an Old Man
Adolph Menzel German, 1815–1905