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Ernst Fries

Grand Duchy of Baden, 1801–1833

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PaintingRealismRomanticism

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WikidataQ326338

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Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q326338
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Ernst Fries was a German painter, draftsman, watercolourist, etcher, printmaker, and lithograph. Besides Karl Philipp Fohr and Carl Rottmann, he was the youngest of the so-called triumvirate of Heidelberg Romanticism. His works represent a transition from Romanticism to Realism.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 13d ago

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Realism

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (17)

View of the Convent of Neuberg from the Summit

1829 · lithograph on chine collé

image: 14.1 x 23.9 cm (5 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Convent of Neuberg from Schlierbach

1829 · lithograph on chine collé

image: 14 x 19.5 cm (5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Rear View of the Convent with Waterfall

1829 · lithograph on chine collé

image: 14.2 x 19.7 cm (5 9/16 x 7 3/4 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Entrance to the Convent Courtyard

1829 · lithograph on chine collé

image: 14 x 19.6 cm (5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Convent of Neuburg from Haarlass

1829 · lithograph on chine collé

image: 14.2 x 19.6 cm (5 9/16 x 7 11/16 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Convent Terrace

1829 · lithograph on chine collé

image: 14.1 x 19.7 cm (5 9/16 x 7 3/4 in.) sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Edge of a Wood near Frascati

1824 · Graphite, brown wash, on light brown paper

sheet: 10 15/16 x 15 1/8 in. (27.8 x 38.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann Peak in the Distance

1822 · graphite

sheet: 34.5 x 50 cm (13 9/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Der Gesprengte und der Bibliotheke Thurm von Heidelberger Schloß (The Exploded Tower and the Library of Heidelberg Castle)

1820 · lithograph with tone plate on wove paper

image: 26.3 × 34 cm (10 3/8 × 13 3/8 in.) sheet: 32.8 × 36.6 cm (12 15/16 × 14 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Wrapper

1820 · gray paper wrapper for bound group of 6 lithographs with etched and engraved cover

Folio: 53.6 x 38.2 cm (21 1/8 x 15 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Castle Terrace

1820 · lithograph printed in black and two tint stones: medium ochre overall and dark ochre/warm grey selectively

Sheet: 38.5 x 50 cm (15 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Six Views of Heidelberg Castle

1820 · grey paper wrapper for bound group of 6 lithographs with etched and engraved cover

Folio: 53.6 x 38.2 cm (21 1/8 x 15 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Towards Northeast

1820 · lithograph printed in black with two tint stones: deep ochre overall and gray selectively

Sheet: 38.5 x 50 cm (15 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Eastward

1820 · lithograph printed in black with two tint stones: pale ochre overall and grey selectively

Sheet: 38.5 x 50 cm (15 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Western Part

1820 · lithograph printed in black and a deep ochre tint stone overall

Sheet: 38.5 x 50 cm (15 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Cover, Hunting Scene

1820 · etched and engraved grey-blue wove paper cover of bound group of 6 lithographs

Cover: 38.5 x 50.1 x 0.2 cm (15 3/16 x 19 3/4 x 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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View of the Rhine and Remagen from the North (?)

1815 · Graphite, brush and gray wash

sheet: 11 1/4 x 14 11/16 in. (28.5 x 37.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

17 published of 20 catalogued · 18 with image

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Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
The Met
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25 entries · 2 sources

Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann Peak in the Distance
1822 · Nga · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
View of the Convent of Neuberg from the Summit
1829 · Nga · 3 prov
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The Convent Terrace
1829 · Nga · 3 prov
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Rear View of the Convent with Waterfall
1829 · Nga · 3 prov
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Entrance to the Convent Courtyard
1829 · Nga · 3 prov
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The Convent of Neuburg from Haarlass
1829 · Nga · 3 prov
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The Convent of Neuberg from Schlierbach
1829 · Nga · 2 prov
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Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Western Part
1820 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Castle Terrace
1820 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Six Views of Heidelberg Castle
1820 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

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