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Caspar Wolf

Swiss1735–1783

Portrait of Caspar Wolf

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Caspar Wolf was a Swiss painter, known mostly for his dramatic paintings of the Alps. He was strongly influenced by Albrecht von Haller's poems on the Alps, and the Sturm und Drang movement. After 1773 Wolf mostly painted glaciers, caves, waterfalls and gorges.

Notable works

Works in the collection

2 works

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