Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Caspar David Friedrich (1774 to 1840), c. 1825–1830
$270
Print check at 24 x 18 in: 185 dpi, good. Trimmed 6.4% to the shape of the print.
Shipping to a US address: $25.90 for this piece, from the print room in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Two figures stand on a mountain path at dusk, one leaning on the other’s shoulder, watching the moon come up through the branches. A dead oak has been torn half out of the slope beside them, its roots in the air. Friedrich painted several versions; of one he remarked drily that the pair were engaged in demagogic intrigue — a joke about the old German coats they wear, then a banned nationalist fashion. What survives the politics is the tenderness: the whole vast evening, and two people sharing it in silence. The Wanderer’s quieter, warmer companion — awe with someone beside you.
- Maker
- Caspar David Friedrich (1774 to 1840)
- Date
- c. 1825–1830
- Medium of the original
- Painting
- Original held by
- Galerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
- Credit
- Galerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden · via Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- Public domain, verified
- Catalogue number
- PA-00616
| Picture | 24 x 18 in |
|---|---|
| Outside size | 25.6 x 19.6 in |
| Depth | 0.9 in (22 mm) |
| Weight | [[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]] |
| Hanging | [[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]] |
| Material | Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing |
| Made in | Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi |
Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.
| Size | dpi | Grade | How it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 x 8 in | 445 | Excellent | Trimmed 0.2% |
| 14 x 11 in | 318 | Excellent | Trimmed 1.9% |
| 16 x 12 in | 278 | Excellent | Trimmed 6.4% |
| 20 x 16 in | 222 | Excellent | Trimmed 0.2% |
| 24 x 18 in | 185 | Good | Trimmed 6.4% |
| Size | Why |
|---|---|
| 12 x 8 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 18 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 24 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 30 x 20 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 30 x 24 in | 148 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 36 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 40 x 30 in | 111 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 48 x 36 in | 92 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 60 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 4,457 x 3,571 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 5, lights 73 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0.1% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 6.47
- Notes
- Narrow tonal range (30 L*): prints soft and even, as the original reads
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