22 Quotes by Caspar David Friedrich

The eye and fantasy feel more attracted by nebulous distance than by that which is close and distinct in front of us.

All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being aware of it.

Why, it has often occurred to me to ask myself, do I so frequently choose death, transience, and the grave as subjects for my paintings? One must submit oneself many times to death in order some day to attain life everlasting.

The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.