Solitary Tree
Caspar David Friedrich · 1822
Why it's great
A huge old oak stands in a meadow under a gloomy sky, with a pale village and hills beyond. Friedrich painted the tree like a hero, strong but alone. It's a symbol of survival. It's one of his best-known landscapes.
Where to see it
📍 Alte NationalgalerieBerlin, Germany
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Caspar David Friedrich was born in the Baltic port of Greifswald, Germany, and later settled in Dresden. He painted quiet, mysterious landscapes of mountains, fog, ruins, and seashores, often with a tiny figure seen from behind. He believed nature was a way of feeling something divine. He became a hero of German Romanticism, though he was nearly forgotten for decades before being rediscovered.
