Ernst Fries

German · 1801–1833 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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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.

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Born 1801, HeidelbergDied 1833, KarlsruheOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q326338 ↗ULAN 500002805 ↗Museum works 19

Also known as Adam Friedrich Carl Ernst Fries, e. fries, fries ernst

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Ernst Fries, The Convent Terrace — **The Convent Terrace**1829 · lithograph on chine collé
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Ernst Fries, Rear View of the Convent with Waterfall — **Rear View of the Convent with Waterfall**1829 · lithograph on chine collé
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Ernst Fries, Entrance to the Convent Courtyard — **Entrance to the Convent Courtyard**1829 · lithograph on chine collé
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Ernst Fries, The Convent of Neuburg from Haarlass — **The Convent of Neuburg from Haarlass**1829 · lithograph on chine collé
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Ernst Fries, View of the Convent of Neuberg from the Summit — **View of the Convent of Neuberg from the Summit**1829 · lithograph on chine collé
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Ernst Fries, The Convent of Neuberg from Schlierbach — **The Convent of Neuberg from Schlierbach**1829 · lithograph on chine collé
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Ernst Fries, Untitled — **Untitled**1829
Bavarian State Painting Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bavarian State Painting Collections

Ernst Fries, Roman mountain landscape — **Roman mountain landscape**1829
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Ernst Fries, Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann Peak in the Distance — **Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann Peak in the Distance**1822
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Ernst Fries, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Ernst Fries, Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Cover, Hunting Scene — **Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Cover, Hunting Scene** 1820 · etched and engraved grey-blue wove paper cover of bound group of 6 lithographs
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Prints & Drawings Sundry Art Purchase and Dudley P. …

Ernst Fries, Six Views of Heidelberg Castle — **Six Views of Heidelberg Castle**1820 · grey paper wrapper for bound group of 6 lithographs with etched and engraved cover
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Prints & Drawings Sundry Art Purchase and Dudley P. …

Ernst Fries, Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Wrapper — **Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Wrapper** 1820 · gray paper wrapper for bound group of 6 lithographs with etched and engraved cover
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Prints & Drawings Sundry Art Purchase and Dudley P. …

Ernst Fries, Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Castle Terrace — **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
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Prints & Drawings Sundry Art Purchase and Dudley P. …

Ernst Fries, Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Towards Northeast — **Six Views of Heidelberg Castle: Towards Northeast** 1820 · lithograph printed in black with two tint stones: deep ochre overall and gray selectively
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Prints & Drawings Sundry Art Purchase and Dudley P. …

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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