$1,950,000
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Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Caspar David Friedrich
Oil on canvas · 1825
The Sea of Ice
Year: 1824
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 96.7 × 126.9 cm
$3,200,000
Also known as The Wreck of Hope, this painting depicts the wreckage of a ship crushed beneath towering shards of arctic ice. It is one of Friedrich's most dramatic works, symbolising the merciless power of nature over human endeavour.
