The Soul of the Baltic: The Life and Art of Karl Lorenz Rettich In the quiet, salt-misted landscapes of the German coast, the name Karl Lorenz Rettich evokes a profound sense of serenity and atmospheric depth. Born in 1841 in Rosenhagen, near the Bay of Lübeck, Rettich was a child of the Mecklenburg countryside, raised amidst the sprawling manor estates of his family. This early immersion in the unspoiled beauty of the Baltic region did more than merely provide scenery; it planted the seeds of an artistic obsession with light, water, and the ephemeral moods of nature that would define his en…