gothic paintings by caspar david friedrich

caspar david friedrich was a german painter who lived from 1774 to 1840. he was one of the most important painters in the german romantic landscape painting movement. i think his paintings seem strangely contemporary, in the way that they look like stills from horror films or kitsch goth clichés.. maybe i would have had an other impression if i had viewed them when they were made - at a time when there wasn't any horror films and goth clichés to associate them with? i still would have liked them though!



woo look at this, it's like something out of a horror film!:

some of his most important paintings are here at the national gallery in berlin! i haven't been there yet, but i'll definitely go.