Montblanc pays tribute to Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), godfather of early German Romanticism, known for his landscapes that were at once realistic and dreamlike.
The 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter is best known for his mid-period allegorical landscapes, which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning mists, barren trees or Gothic ruins.
Friedrich was born in Greifswald, Swedish Pomerania, on the Baltic coast of Germany. He studied at the University of Greifswald and the Copenhagen Academy. He settled in Dresden, and associated with its circle of Romantic scholars and poets. Friedrich often visited his homeland and toured Germany.
Caspar David Friedrich established a reputation for landscape drawings and sepias before painting in oils. In 1808-12, he exhibited large-scale works such as the “Cross in the Mountains” (Dresden). He was elected to the Berlin Academy in 1810, the Dresden Academy in 1816. In 1824 he was appointed Associate Professor of Landscape Painting at the Dresden Academy.
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The Limited Edition Fountain Pen’s design is inspired by the landscape paintings of Caspar David Friedrich. The Au750 solid gold barrel of the pen features precious lacquer inlays, referring to the Gothic style of the late medieval times. The 18K gold cap is made of natural agate. The brown colour he used in many of his works. The cap is influenced by the impression of the distance and the perspectives which are part of many of CDF’ painting.
The hand-crafted18K gold nib is engraved with motif from Friedrich’s “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog”. The white star in mother-of-pearl crowns the cap top.
Launched in 2010, the pen was on sale exclusively for the German market.
Limited to 65 pieces
Limited Edition Fountain Pen (Stars of the White Nights Event 2011 )
Montblanc also released a unique pen “Caspar David Friedric” paying tribute to the beauty of the Stars of the White Nights Festival.
The Stars of the White Nights International Art Festival held in St. Petersburg inspired the German company Montblanc to create a collection that includes six pieces created in a single copy: diamond earrings and a necklace, two pairs of men’s cufflinks, a Montblanc Villeret 1858 watch and a unique fountain pen.
The special Caspar David Friedrich pen is crafted from white agate and white gold. Every detail of the pen reflects the atmosphere of the works of Caspar David Friedrich. The body of the pen is a reminiscent of the Gothic style prevalent in his works and the cap resembles the play of light and shadow, which was skillfully used by the German artist.
The 18K gold nib is enriched by a scene from the painting “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog”. The Montblanc star made with diamonds adorns the cap top.
In addition, the Montblanc Caspar David Friedrich SE White Nights pen’s cap and barrel are embellished with 143 special cut diamonds.
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Fountain Pen (Stars of the White Nights)
