{"product_id":"caspar-david-friedrich-the-karlsruhe-sketchbook","title":"Caspar David Friedrich: The Karlsruhe Sketchbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eA facsimile edition of one of the German Romanticist's six surviving sketchbooks, hidden in a private collection for nearly two centuries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a German museum consortium acquired Caspar David Friedrich's (1774-1840) Karlsruhe sketchbook, it became the last of the artist's six surviving sketchbooks to enter a public collection. Dating from around 1804, the volume captures a pivotal moment in Friedrich's artistic development: 33 drawings made during his walks through Dresden and its surroundings. Notably, the sketch of the oak tree on page nine features in Friedrich's contemporaneous paintings \u003ci\u003eCairn in Snow\u003c\/i\u003e (1807) and \u003ci\u003eThe Abbey in the Oakwood\u003c\/i\u003e (1809-10). This Swiss-bound facsimile edition of the Karlsruhe sketchbook reproduces each page and includes a scholarly introduction contextualizing Friedrich's creative process, acquainting readers with the artist's visual world as seen through his own eyes.","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43775475875876,"sku":"9783775760898","price":74.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9783775760898.jpg?v=1778211322","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/caspar-david-friedrich-the-karlsruhe-sketchbook","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}