In 1934, the Belgian painter René Magritte (1898–1967) paid tribute in his work The Human Condition, which directly echoes motifs from Friedrich's art in its questioning of perception and the role of the viewer.
I 1934 hyldede den belgiske maler René Magritte (1898–1967) ham i sit værk La condition humaine, som indeholder et ekko af motiver fra Friedrichs kunst i sin stillen spørgsmål ved opfattelsen af betragterens rolle.