The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich - 1818 - 98 × 74 cm Hamburger Kunsthalle The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich - 1818 - 98 × 74 cm Hamburger Kunsthalle

The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog

oil on canvas • 98 × 74 cm
  • Caspar David Friedrich - 5 September 1774 - 7 May 1840 Caspar David Friedrich 1818
This is pure Romanticism - lonely man, standing in contemplation and self reflection, mesmerized by the haze of the sea fog as if it were a religious and spiritual experience. He wonders in that moment about the unforeseen future. Nothing can stop him in conquering the world - there is only a human being and the greatness of nature. The legend claims that the man is Friedrich himself although it cannot be proven.