The Abbey in the Oakwood

Caspar David Friedrich

1809–1810 · Oil on canvas · Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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The Abbey in the Oakwood

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Wivenhoe Park, Essex

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About this work

Artist: Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840)
Year: 1809–1810
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 110.4 × 171 cm
Collection: Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Movement: Romanticism

A procession of monks carries a coffin through a snowy graveyard towards the ruined Gothic facade of an abbey, its single remaining window open to the sky, while leafless oaks claw upwards out of the mist. The sun has set; the evening star and a crescent moon hang over the ruin, and the lower part of the picture sinks into fog. Friedrich based the ruin on Eldena Abbey near his native Greifswald. He painted the picture in Dresden in 1809 and 1810 as the pendant to The Monk by the Sea and showed the pair at the Berlin Academy exhibition of 1810, where the Prussian king bought them at his son's urging. Friedrich wrote that he meant to depict the mystery of the grave and of the future. Both canvases hang together today in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Monks carrying a coffin through snow toward a ruined abbey under a crescent moon, a sombre winter picture for a study, hallway or den at 36×24 in black. Charcoal, deep green or grey; hang it beside Monk by the Sea as Friedrich showed them.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1809–1810)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: dramatic, moody
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 36×24. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Abbey in the Oakwood in the public domain?

Yes. Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Alte Nationalgalerie.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12, 24×16 and 36×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Abbey in the Oakwood painted, and in what medium?

The Abbey in the Oakwood dates from 1809–1810 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 110.4 × 171 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 36×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×16 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Abbey in the Oakwood we'd choose 36×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Abbey in the Oakwood (Caspar David Friedrich) — The Abbey in the Oakwood · Caspar David Friedrich · 1809–1810. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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