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.

Christ Being Nailed to the Cross
Friedrich Sustris (Netherlandish, born Italy, c. 1540-1599) or Giovanni Guerra (Italian, 1544-1618)

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

Still Life
Friedrich Meckseper German, born 1936

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)

Sundial
Friedrich Meckseper German, born 1936

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

Three Jars
Friedrich Meckseper German, born 1936

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