Winter Landscape

Caspar David Friedrich

1811 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery, London

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About this work

Artist: Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840)
Year: 1811
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 32.5 × 45 cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
Movement: Romanticism

A man who has thrown aside his crutches lies against a boulder in the snow, praying before a crucifix sheltered by three fir trees, while the silhouette of a Gothic church rises out of the mist beyond, its spires echoing the shapes of the trees. Friedrich painted it, most probably in 1811, as the companion to a Winter Landscape of the same year now in Schwerin, in which a similar crippled figure wanders alone among dead oaks under a black sky. Where that picture is one of desolation, this one holds out the hope of resurrection through faith; shoots of grass push through the snow. Small as it is, the painting is one of the clearest statements of Friedrich's religious landscape. Rediscovered in Paris in 1982, it was bought by the National Gallery in London in 1987, the first Friedrich to enter a British public collection.

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

A praying figure in snow before a crucifix and firs, with a church in the mist, a small devotional winter scene for a bedroom, hallway or quiet study at 16×12 or 24×18 in black. A white, pale grey or deep green wall.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1811)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: dramatic, moody
Rooms: bedroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×12. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 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: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 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 Winter Landscape 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 National Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 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 Winter Landscape painted, and in what medium?

Winter Landscape dates from 1811 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 32.5 × 45 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Winter Landscape we'd choose 16×12. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Winter Landscape (Caspar David Friedrich) — Winter Landscape · Caspar David Friedrich · 1811. 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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