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copyright: Caspar David Friedrich, Ruine Eldena im Riesengebirge, 1830/34, © Pommersches Landesmuseum
The university and the Hanseatic city of Greifswald are organizing an exhibition of 250 prints to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich’s birthday. Friedrich was a renowned landscape painter born in Greifswald on September 5, 1774. He was widely recognized for his work during the Romantic era from around 1800 to 1840. To commemorate this milestone, the city of Greifswald has invited artists from all over the country to submit graphic works that relate to Friedrich’s life and work or the questions raised during the Romanticism movement.
The competition is part of the nationwide “Printing Art Day,” and a jury has selected the best 250 works. The top five will receive prizes for their artistic and thematic quality. There will also be an audience prize. The Office for Education, Culture, and Sport of the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald will curate the exhibition of works, which will be presented in various galleries and institutions in Greifswald, such as Koeppenhaus, St. Spiritus, and PKB Kunstladen, from mid-March 2024 to the end of April or beginning of May.
