After the Storm

Caspar David Friedrich

Oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst

After the Storm (Danish: Efter stormen) depicts a coastal or maritime landscape in the tranquil aftermath of turbulent weather, rendered in the meditative, emotionally charged manner that defines Friedrich's mature Romantic style. The painting exemplifies Friedrich's abiding concern with nature as a vehicle for spiritual and psychological reflection, suffusing a serene post-storm scene with a sense of stillness, vastness, and quiet awe. Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), born in Greifswald on the Baltic coast and trained at the Copenhagen Academy before settling in Dresden, is widely regarded as the foremost painter of German Romanticism, celebrated for transforming landscape into a genre of profound inner meaning. Held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, this work stands as a characteristic example of Friedrich's ability to evoke the sublime through restrained composition and atmospheric light.