My favorite paintings from this chapter are the landscapes by Friedrich and Daubigny. I like the mysterious quality of Friedrich and the impressionistic quality of Daubigny.
I especially like the small red flag around the vanishing point in Daubigny's Les Peniches. It's a very subtle spot of bright color in an otherwise subdued painting.
In Friedrich's Nebel, I love how the ship can just barely be made out and the row boat is only slightly more visible. I can't figure out what the object in the foreground is next to the big rocks. Does anyone know?
It might be where the boats were anchored.. but that's just a guess. It kinda looks like a torn rope at the end of it.
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