Chalk Cliffs on Rügen

Caspar David Friedrich

c. 1818 · Oil on canvas · Kunst Museum Winterthur

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About this work

Artist: Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840)
Year: c. 1818
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 90.5 × 71 cm
Collection: Kunst Museum Winterthur (Reinhart am Stadtgarten)
Movement: Romanticism

Three figures in town clothes look out from the chalk cliffs of Rügen, framed by two trees: a woman in red sits at the left, a man in blue crouches to peer over the edge, and a man leaning against a tree at the right gazes out to sea, where two tiny sailboats drift. Friedrich married Caroline Bommer in January 1818 and that summer the couple travelled to the Baltic island with his brother; the painting, made around 1818, has long been read as a celebration of the marriage, with the woman as Caroline and the crouching figure as the artist himself. The viewpoint is the Stubbenkammer, then the island's most famous lookout, though the cliffs are composed rather than copied. The picture belongs to the Oskar Reinhart collection at the Kunst Museum Winterthur in Switzerland.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

White chalk cliffs framed by two trees with a woman in red and a blue sea beyond, for a bedroom, bathroom or landing at 16×24 or 24×36 in oak or black. White, pale blue or sage; painted for a marriage, it suits a couple's room.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (c. 1818)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Chalk Cliffs on Rügen 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 Kunst Museum Winterthur (Reinhart am Stadtgarten).

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Chalk Cliffs on Rügen painted, and in what medium?

Chalk Cliffs on Rügen dates from c. 1818 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 90.5 × 71 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Caspar David Friedrich's Chalk Cliffs on Rügen — Chalk Cliffs on Rügen — three figures peering over white chalk cliffs toward a glittering sea, framed by trees — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The German Romantic Landscape, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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