Sea beach with fisherman (The fisherman) 1807

Caspar David Friedrich's "Sea beach with fisherman" (1807) is a Romantic landscape painting featuring a lone fisherman silhouetted against a vast sky. This work, currently housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, showcases Friedrich's characteristic focus on nature's sublime power and the human figure's smallness in its presence. The vast, pale sky evokes a sense of awe and mystery, while the fisherman's solitary figure underscores themes of contemplation and the search for meaning in nature. Friedrich's meticulous brushstrokes and muted palette contribute to the painting's melancholic mood, making it a powerful example of early 19th-century Romanticism.