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Karl Blechen
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The_Woods_near_Spandau
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1834_
Oil_on_canvas,_
73_x_102_cm
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Karl_Blechen
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The Woods near Spandau
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1834
Oil on canvas,
73 x 102 cm |
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German Romantic, 1798-1840
sometimes given as Karl Blechen, was a German painter, specializing in fantastic landscapes, sometimes with demons and grotesque figures. Born in Cottbus, he drew the attention of prominent architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who cast him as a decorative painter. Blechen however aimed for higher work and began producing landscape paintings. In 1827 he went to Italy
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