Anniversary exhibition to mark the 250th birthday of Caspar David Friedrich

On the occasion of the anniversary exhibition "Where it all began" to mark the 250th birthday of the famous Romantic artist (August 24 to January 5, 2025), the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) are collecting money for a Caspar David Friedrich forest in Saxon Switzerland. As part of a joint project with the Forest for Saxony Foundation, three hectares are to be reforested on the edge of the national park region, according to the announcement. "With just 5 euros, a tree can be purchased, planted and cared for for five years," the announcement said.

With the support of visitors and "all people who want to do something good for nature", two forest areas where climate change and monoculture have caused considerable damage are to be revived from the fall. One of these is located on the Malerweg trail and the bear garden in Hohnstein, where Friedrich's "Sketches from the Schinderloch" were created. New trees are also being planted in the city forest there.

Dresden as an important place for Caspar David Friedrich

For over four decades, Dresden was the center of life for the painter and draughtsman Friedrich (1774-1840), who was born in Greifswald on the Baltic Sea and is considered the most important artist of German Romanticism. On his walks around the Elbe city and in Saxon and Bohemian Switzerland, he found motifs that he later used in his masterpieces in the studio. The Dresden show at the SKD brings together preserved and loaned items, including famous works.