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Chalk Cliffs on Rügen, 1818 by Caspar David Friedrich
Canvas Print - 2926-FCD

Location: Oskar Reinhart Museum, Winterthur, Switzerland
Original Size: 90.5 × 71 cm

Chalk Cliffs on Rügen by Caspar David Friedrich (1818) 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 35.4 × 27.5 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.

Chalk Cliffs on Rügen by Caspar David Friedrich, 1818 - canvas print
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Giclée Canvas Print | $72.73 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 21.7 × 16.8 in print therefore arrives as 24 × 19.2 in. Both numbers are shown in Your Selection above and change with the slider.

Yes. The slider covers every size up to 35.4 × 27.5 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 90.5 × 71 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 Oskar Reinhart Museum, Winterthur, Switzerland. Full size guide.
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About the Painting

Friedrich’s "Chalk Cliffs on Rügen" is the kind of painting that gives you vertigo. You feel the precariousness of the moment - the figures teetering at the edge of the world, gazing into an abyss of soft, silvery blue. The chalk cliffs themselves, jagged and knife-like, rise almost surreally from the water below, pulling you between a sense of wonder and the very real possibility of falling.

Let’s talk about those cliffs. They dominate the scene, stark white against the pale sky, but Friedrich gives them texture - shadows creeping into crevices, making them look almost like frozen waves. It’s the light that’s the real genius here. He uses it to carve out those cliffs, to make them glow in a way that feels spiritual, ethereal even. The sea below is a hazy expanse of blues and pinks, like a watercolor wash that’s still drying. It feels infinite, stretching into eternity.

The figures, tiny in comparison, seem at odds with the vastness before them. There's something introspective about them - as if they’re lost in the immensity of nature. The man in the green jacket kneels, peering anxiously over the edge, while the woman in red sits delicately, her dress an anchor of warmth amid all the cool tones. And then there’s the standing figure - hands in pockets, almost too casual, as if he's unbothered by the void beneath.

The whole composition feels like a careful balance of opposites: fear and beauty, the delicate and the monumental. Friedrich uses nature not just as a backdrop but as a living, breathing force - quietly reminding us of our smallness in the grand scheme of things.

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