View of a Harbor
by Caspar David Friedrich
Title
View of a Harbor
Artist
Caspar David Friedrich
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
"View of a Harbor", or "Ansicht eines Hafens", is a painting by German artist Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840).
Playing a prominent role in Friedrich's oeuvre are the themes of the sea, harbors and ships. Such motifs seem to have touched him deeply. The View of a Harbour may have been inspired by the harbour at Greifswald. It is evening, and between the masts of the two large ships in the middle ground stands the crescent of the waxing moon. Beneath it lie thin zones of colour, ranging from light yellow, orange and flaming red to lilac and grey on the horizon; above it, diagonal ribbons of cloud structure the sky. Within the almost unreal space thus created out of colour, the boats themselves are "floating" and seem to be moving forward out of the depths.
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February 12th, 2019
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