Forest by Moonlight, c.1823/30 by Caspar David Friedrich
Canvas Print - 18809-FCD

Location: Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany
Original Size: 70.5 × 49 cm

Forest by Moonlight by Caspar David Friedrich (c.1823/30) is reproduced as a museum-quality giclée canvas print. Printed with archival inks on 400 g/m² canvas and hand-varnished for UV protection, it can be made in any size up to 31.5 × 21.8 in, scaled proportionally, with optional framing. Free worldwide shipping available; unframed prints ship in 2 workdays, framed in 7 to 8. Guaranteed 100-year color durability.

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The size you set is the printed image, the part you see once the canvas is stretched. Beyond that size we add 1.2 in of blank canvas on every side, at no extra cost, so the stretcher bars have something to grip. A 21.7 × 15 in print therefore arrives as 24 × 17.4 in. Both numbers are shown in Your Selection above and change with the slider.

Yes. The slider covers every size up to 31.5 × 21.8 in, always in the proportions of the original. If you need something larger, or a size that has to fit a frame you already own, write to us with the title and the dimensions and we will tell you what is possible. Every print is made to order, so there is usually a way.

Because the original is an oil painting on canvas. We match the print medium to the original: oil paintings go on canvas, works on paper go on fine art paper. Our canvas is natural cotton, 400 g/m² Canvas, acid-free and pH neutral, and its woven texture gives the most natural impression of Caspar David Friedrich's original oil painting. The finish is satin/gloss, which keeps the depth of the dark tones the way varnish does on a painting in a museum; a matte canvas looks dull and pale next to it. More about our print media.

Start with the original, which measures 70.5 × 49 cm. A print at or near that size reads the way the artist judged it. Printing smaller is easy; enlarging a small original changes its character. For the wall, above a sofa or a sideboard aim for two thirds to three quarters of the furniture width, and hang the center at eye level. Cut paper to size and tape it to the wall before you order. The original hangs in Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Full size guide.
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About the Painting

In Forest by Moonlight, Caspar David Friedrich delivers yet another hauntingly beautiful exploration of nature's sublime and mysterious character. The painting, created around 1823-1830, is a quintessential example of Friedrich's Romantic sensibility, where nature becomes a cathedral of the soul.

What strikes you first is the sheer scale of the trees, towering like silent sentinels against the darkening sky. They stretch upwards, their outlines softened by the ethereal glow of moonlight, which filters through their canopies, casting a delicate web of light and shadow. The forest seems to swallow everything in its quiet vastness, evoking a sense of both awe and insignificance.

But then, your eyes are drawn downwards to the warm flicker of a fire at the forest's edge, where two figures huddle together. This small, almost insignificant human presence feels like an intrusion into the vast, indifferent wilderness. Yet, it also adds a poignant contrast—the warmth of humanity against the cold, impersonal beauty of nature. Friedrich seems to suggest that while we are dwarfed by nature's grandeur, there is something quietly resilient in the human spirit.

Viewer might argue that Friedrich's work is less about depicting a landscape and more about invoking a state of mind—a profound meditation on existence, solitude, and the sublime. The painting doesn’t just capture a scene; it captures an emotion, a philosophical inquiry into our place in the universe.

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