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Florian Maier-Aichen — Nacht im Riesengbebirge [Night in the Riesengebirge]
Florian Maier-Aichen

Nacht im Riesengbebirge [Night in the Riesengebirge]

Florian Maier-Aichen's large-scale chromogenic print depicts a dramatic nocturnal mountain landscape shrouded in deep, velvety darkness, with subtle gradations of light piercing through dense clouds and mist. The work references Caspar David Friedrich's iconic Romantic painting of the same name, reinterpreting its themes of sublime nature and human smallness through the lens of contemporary photography. Maier-Aichen's characteristic manipulation of the photographic image blurs the boundary between documentation and fiction, lending the scene an eerie, otherworldly atmosphere.

Medium
chromogenic print

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 14, 2014

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Florian Maier-Aichen, Nacht im Riesengbebirge [Night in the Riesengebirge]

Florian Maier-Aichen's large-scale chromogenic print depicts a dramatic nocturnal mountain landscape shrouded in deep, velvety darkness, with subtle gradations of light piercing through dense clouds and mist. The work references Caspar David Friedrich's iconic Romantic painting of the same name, reinterpreting its themes of sublime nature and human smallness through the lens of contemporary photography. Maier-Aichen's characteristic manipulation of the photographic image blurs the boundary between documentation and fiction, lending the scene an eerie, otherworldly atmosphere.

Medium
chromogenic print
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual Photography, Sublime Aesthetic, German Artist, Landscape Photography, Dark Moody Palette, Male Artist, Night Scene, Nocturnal Scene, Fine Art Photography, Contemporary Photography, Romantic Tradition, Mountain Scenery, Chromogenic Print, Mountain Landscape, Romanticism Influence, Neo-Romanticism

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