Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Words of Wisdom: Caspar David Friedrich


Caspar David Friedrich
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818)
94.8 X 74.8 cm
Kunsthalle Hamburg


"A painter should paint not only what he sees in front of him, but what he sees within. If he sees nothing within himself, he should desist from painting what he sees in front of him."


3 comments:

Roman aka jar said...

Yes!

Katherine Thomas said...

that's a very moving painting! Love the quote too!

adebanji said...

Well said! Very easy to take but hard to put to practice.