{"product_id":"caspar-david-friedrich-the-karlsruhe-sketchbook-9783775760898","title":"Caspar David Friedrich: The Karlsruhe Sketchbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hatje Cantz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783775760898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72","brand":"Caspar David Friedrich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418892431541,"sku":"9783775760898","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4607ece8-3a87-412d-9bad-7e31741a8be9.jpg?v=1775570701","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/caspar-david-friedrich-the-karlsruhe-sketchbook-9783775760898","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}