🌫️ Must-See MET Exhibit: "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog" 🌊

Highly recommend checking out German master Caspar David Friedrich's exhibition at The Met —on view until May 11th ! 🎨✨ This is likely his first major U.S. showcase , so don’t miss it! 🇺🇸🏛️ "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog" (the one from my high school art textbook ! 📖) is a Romanticism icon —one of the movement’s most defining works . 🌄 The painting symbolizes self-reflection and the contemplation of life’s path , with its landscape evoking the sublime . 🤔💭 Friedrich often used Rückenfigur (German for "figure from behind"), and this piece is THE most famous example of it in art history! 🖼️🔥 Some also interpret it as an expression of Friedrich’s German liberalism & nationalism . 🇩🇪 Though Friedrich was respected in Germany & Russia , his works—including *Wanderer*—weren’t instantly hailed as masterpieces . His reputation soared in the early 1900s , especially in the 1970s , when *Wanderer* became a pop culture staple —featured in books, media, and high-art discourse. 📚🌟 The painting’s early history is murky, but by 1939 , it was displayed in Berlin’s Wilhelm August Luz Gallery . In 1970 , it was acquired by Hamburger Kunsthalle , where it’s been ever since! 🏤 📍 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) A must-visit for art lovers! 🎭💖 #NYCWeekend #NYCExhibits #NYCEvents #MET