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Bernhard Fries (16 May 1820 – 21 May 1879) was a German landscape painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Born in Heidelberg, he studied under Carl Koopmann in Karlsruhe, and from 1835 to 1837 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, under the guidance of Cornelius. He traveled in France and Austria, and lived for some years (1838-1840 and 1843-1846) in Italy. Read the full biography

Bernhard Fries (16 May 1820 – 21 May 1879) was a German landscape painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Born in Heidelberg, he studied under Carl Koopmann in Karlsruhe, and from 1835 to 1837 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, under the guidance of Cornelius. He traveled in France and Austria, and lived for some years (1838-1840 and 1843-1846) in Italy. Among his most important works is the cycle of 40 Italian landscapes (now preserved in Munich) which has been compared by some to Carl Rottmann's famous cycle.
A rich collection of drawings and sketchbooks and some of the most important oil works showing seascapes of southern Italy between Rome and Naples, as well as Palermo, are found in private collections. His works are represented in various museums, such as the large art galleries and museums in Darmstadt, Halle, Karlsruhe, Munich (Neue Pinakothek and Schackgalerie), Stuttgart and Zurich. The Palatinate Museum in Heidelberg has a comprehensive collection of Fries' works.