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Two Men Contemplating the Moon, c.1819/20 by Caspar David Friedrich
Canvas Print - 2922-FCD

Location: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany
Original Size: 33 × 44.5 cm

Two Men Contemplating the Moon by Caspar David Friedrich (c.1819/20) 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 38 × 51.2 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.

Two Men Contemplating the Moon by Caspar David Friedrich, c.1819/20 - canvas print
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Giclée Canvas Print | $61.81 USD

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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 13 × 17.5 in print therefore arrives as 15.4 × 19.9 in. Both numbers are shown in Your Selection above and change with the slider.

Yes. The slider covers every size up to 38 × 51.2 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 33 × 44.5 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 Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany. Full size guide.
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About the Painting

Caspar David Friedrich's "Two Men Contemplating the Moon" is an emblematic example of Romanticism’s profound engagement with nature and the sublime. Painted around 1819-1820, this haunting scene transports the viewer into a twilight world, where the boundaries between man and the infinite dissolve. Here, two figures—draped in cloaks, their backs turned to us—stand on a rocky outcrop under a gnarled, leafless tree. The men are absorbed in silent communion with the ethereal, crescent moon that hovers low in the sky, accompanied by a single, twinkling star.

The composition is a masterclass in subtle tension and balance. The men, standing side by side, are linked both by their shared gaze and by the rhythmic curves of the landscape, which mirror the arc of the moon above. Yet, there’s a palpable sense of isolation; the twisted branches of the barren tree reach out like spectral arms, framing the scene but also reinforcing a sense of melancholy. The palette, rich in deep browns, greens, and somber blues, bathes the scene in an eerie, almost otherworldly glow.

Friedrich invites us into this nocturnal meditation, encouraging us to contemplate not just the moon but the vast, unknowable mysteries it represents. It's a deeply introspective work, where the silence speaks volumes, and the viewer, like the two men, is left standing on the precipice of the infinite.

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