“Sea beach with fisherman (The fisherman)” is an oil painting created in 1807 by Caspar David Friedrich, a prominent artist associated with the Romanticism movement. Measuring 34.5 x 51 cm, this landscape genre artwork is housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria.
The artwork portrays a tranquil sea beach scene, characterized by a vast, open sky that occupies a significant portion of the canvas, invoking a sense of expansive solitude. In the foreground, a lone fisherman is depicted with his fishing tools, standing amidst modest vegetation and sand dunes. The presence of fishing nets, wooden props, and a simple thatched structure further enhances the thematic focus on the humble, serene life of a fisherman by the sea. Friedrich’s use of delicate colors and intricate details encapsulates the essence of Romanticism, emphasizing the sublime beauty and solitude of nature.
