Karl’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.

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

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

Predjama Castle in Krein, Twelve Hours from Trieste
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (German, 1781-1841) printed by Friedrich Klinsmann (German, active 1814-c. 1816)

Woodland Path with a Coach
Karl Friedrich Schinkel German, 1781-1841

Portrait of a Woman
Karl Koepping (German, 1848-1914) after Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

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

Flicker and Gleam of Fire
Karl Schrag American, born Germany, 1912-1995

Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Karl Wirsum American, 1939-2021

Nightclouds and Reverie
Karl Schrag American, born Germany, 1912-1995

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

Overgrown Path
Karl Schrag (American, 1912-1995, born Germany) printed by Joe Zirker (American, born 1924) published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1960)

Back Teria One Oh! One
Karl Wirsum American, 1939-2021

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

Carnival Figures
Karl Hofer German, 1878-1955

This Is the Enemy
Karl Koehler (American, born 1913) Victor Ancona (American, 1912-1998)

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

Highrise City (Hochhausstadt), Perspective View
Ludwig Karl Hilberseimer American, born Germany, 1885–1967

Two Girls in a Garden
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German, 1884–1976

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