Caspar David Friedrich
German, 1774-1840
Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees
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Caspar David Friedrich
German, 1774-18401803
Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840 →woodcutprint
Date
1803
Medium
Woodcut on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image/block: 17 × 12 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 26 × 19.3 cm (10 1/4 × 7 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Alfred E. Hamill Collection
Friedrich was one of the central figures of German romanticism. In the historical and nationalist spirit of the era, he turned back to early German printmaking as a model for the use of the woodcut medium as an independent art form. These woodcuts reflect the romantic interest in nature and time.
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