# Two Men Contemplating the Moon, in Neoclassicism

Caspar David Friedrich painted this in about 1825–30, aged about 51. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Date: ca. 1825–30
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm)
- Type: Paintings
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000.51
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Caspar David Friedrich](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/caspar-david-friedrich), German, 1774–1840

2 works in the collection.

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