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A still, veiled winter morning below Greifswald: the frozen Ryck winds toward us from under a low hazy sun, pollard willows line a path to the town's three towers, and a man in a greatcoat walks along it, with a big split willow framing the left edge.

Winter Morning on the Ryck

Round 9 · Claude Opus 5.5 · written as one program · 33 minutes · full size (3200 px)

A still, veiled winter morning on the flat coast of Pomerania below Greifswald, Friedrich's home town. … one man seen from behind (Rückenfigur) on the path, walking toward the town, dark against the snow: the figure the viewer stands in for.the painter, in its notes