Caspar Wolf

Caspar Wolf

1735 — 1783

Swiss painter (1735-1783)

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.

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Works

Blick auf Bänisegg über den unteren Grindelwaldgletscher

Blick auf Bänisegg über den unteren Grindelwaldgletscher

Caspar Wolf Kunst Museum Winterthur | Reinhart am Stadtgarten
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Bridge and Dala Gorge in Leuk, seen upstream 1770s

Bridge and Dala Gorge in Leuk, seen upstream

Caspar Wolf Valais Art Museum
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Bridge and gorges of Dala river in Leuekerbad, view towards the mountain 1770s

Bridge and gorges of Dala river in Leuekerbad, view towards the mountain

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Der Siebenbrunnen im Simmental mit Flughorn und Rätzligletscher 1770s

Der Siebenbrunnen im Simmental mit Flughorn und Rätzligletscher

Caspar Wolf Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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Leuekerbad 1770s

Leuekerbad

Caspar Wolf
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The Lower Grindelwald Glacier with Lütschine and the Mettenberg 1773

The Lower Grindelwald Glacier with Lütschine and the Mettenberg

Caspar Wolf Kunst Museum Winterthur | Reinhart am Stadtgarten
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Second Staubbach Falls during the Winter 1774

Second Staubbach Falls during the Winter

Caspar Wolf
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The glacier of Lauteraar 1775

The glacier of Lauteraar

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Felshöhle mit Wasserfall 1776

Felshöhle mit Wasserfall

Caspar Wolf Kunsthaus Zürich
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The Geltenbach Falls in the Lauenen Valley with an Ice Bridge 1777

The Geltenbach Falls in the Lauenen Valley with an Ice Bridge

Caspar Wolf National Gallery
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The Geltenbach Falls in the Lauenen Valley with an Ice Bridge

Caspar Wolf Scottish National Gallery
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