eine Landschaft in der Abenddämmerung mit Wasserflächen und Bäumen
© Albertinum | Galerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Caspar David Friedrich. Where it all started

Caspar David Friedrich spent more than 40 years living in Dresden, where he created his most important works and engaged intensively with contemporary art. Friedrich found his inspiration in nature, especially during walking tours in the regions around Dresden. To mark the 250th anniversary of his birth, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden are devoting a major exhibition to him in the Albertinum and the Kupferstich-Kabinett. It will feature numerous loans from German and European museums, including the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, the Museum Folkwang, the Museo Thyssen- Bornemisza in Madrid, and the Belvedere in Vienna. 

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Caspar David Friedrich. Wo alles begann | Ausstellung im Albertinum und Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden

Exhibitions:

Caspar David Friedrich – The Painter

Caspar David Friedrich. Where it all started

The landscape paintings of Friedrich with their vibrant colours, his enigmatic rendering of light, and his depiction of vast horizons have had an enduring influence on our view of nature. They derive their remarkable luminosity from a subtle transparency in the application of paint and its fascinating nuances. In the Albertinum, his works are juxtaposed with important landscape paintings from the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden. These landscapes by the great masters – Jakob Ruisdael, Salvatore Rosa, and Claude Lorrain – were already among the gallery's most acclaimed masterpieces during Friedrich's lifetime. In addition, the exhibition also sheds light on Friedrich's networks and shows works by his friends and contemporaries.

  • DATES 24/08/2024—05/01/2025
Exhibition at Albertinum

Caspar David Friedrich — The Painter

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eine Landschaft in der Abenddämmerung mit Wasserflächen und Bäumen
© Albertinum | Galerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Caspar David Friedrich – The Draughtsman

Caspar David Friedrich. Where it all started

The Kupferstich-Kabinett in Dresden’s Residenzschloss provides a close-up view of Friedrich’s drawings. The artist drew constantly during his travels in Saxon Switzerland, in the Riesengebirge, and during visits to his hometown of Greifswald and the island of Rügen. Above all, his drawings reflect the concentration and dedication with which Friedrich studied nature. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to experience the full range and diversity of the painter’s drawings. One of the highlights is the recently acquired Karlsruhe sketchbook with studies from the Elbe valley near Dresden, which Friedrich used for major works such as “The Large Enclosure”. 

  • DATES 24/08/2024—17/11/2024
Exhibition at Kupferstich-Kabinett, Residenzschloss

Caspar David Friedrich — The Draughtsman

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Eine Zeichnung mit einer Kirchenruine
© Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: Herbert Boswank

Caspar David Friedrich and the money of his time

Caspar David Friedrich. Where it all started

Using coins, paper money, medals, and coin hoards as well as archival documents, price and wage tables and objects for storing money, the Coin Cabinet looks at the Dresden painter in his time. 

  • DATES 24/08/2024—02/02/2025
Exhibition at Münzkabinett, Residenzschloss

Caspar David Friedrich and the money of his time

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Peter-Götz Güttler, Medaille auf den 250. Geburtstag von Wilhelm Lebrecht Götzinger, 2008
© Münzkabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Virtual Tour "Caspar David Friedrich. Where it all started"

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Blick in einen Raum mit Bildern an der Wand
© Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: Oliver Killig

online experiences

Eine Feldlandschaft
© Albertinum | GNM, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: Elke Estel/Hans-Peter Klut
digital platform voices

Friedrich's landscapes

Eine interaktive Karte
digital platform voices

Friedrich's acquaintances

© Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Kupferstich-Kabinett (Inv.-Nr.: C 1919-20)

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further information

publications

publication accompanying the exhibition

Caspar David Friedrich. Wo alles begann

edited by: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; Holger Birkholz, Petra Kuhlmannn-Hodick, Stephanie Buck, Hilke Wagner, 432 pages, ISBN 978-3-95498-829-7, 48 € (at the museum 36 €)

Ein Ausstellungskatalog "Friedrich, wo alles begann"
hiking guide

Wandern mit Caspar David Friedrich

Frank Richter, edited by: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 192 pages, ISBN 978-3-95498-826-6, 18 €

Sächsische Schweiz
© Foto: Museum Folkwang Essen - ARTOTHEK
Eine etwas gezogenen Feldlandschaft
© Albertinum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: Jürgen Karpinski

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Further Exhibitions

Grünes Gewölbe

in Residenzschloss

Josef-Hegenbarth Archiv

in Josef-Hegenbarth-Archive

Kupferstich-Kabinett

in Residenzschloss

Portrait eines Mannes mit Hut und Vollbart

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