Why it matters
Two men in traditional German costume stand with their backs to us, contemplating the sea at sunset at the end of their path. The scene suggests melancholy, but the twilight also hints at an afterlife and a fusion of man with nature.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1830–1835.
- It is also known as Brothers.
- The path they have walked ends where they stand.
Based on the Wikipedia article Sunset (Friedrich) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
