Abstract In this study, examinations were made on the squat figure technique, which brings a different approach to the figure in the art of painting, and at the same time, the technique was transferred to the text in a comparative way by making different definitions. because it brings a new understanding to the portrait. Contrary to what is known, the difference in the approach to figure and portrait, the fact that pictorial expression is a different and new formation has been an effective factor in creating the subject of the study. Since the earliest known periods of art history, the figure has been approached as a front profile and this has been an example for portraits. Romanticism, which started at the end of the eighteenth century, affected the artist's expression and perspective, and a new understanding was born. In the individualoriented approach of German Romanticism in terms of nature and human relationship, and in this sense, in the works produced by Caspar David Friedrich; It has been worth examining throughout the period when it contained elements such as loneliness, human desperation, and a melancholic atmosphere. While reflecting the aforementioned elements, the painter applied the technique called rückenfigure, giving the painting a new perspective. The technique that enables the buyer to put himself in his place with the figure positioned with his back turned on the painting plane has been used effectively in the works of the artist. The technique, which was used by many painters outside of its own period, was used in cinema, especially in movie posters. With the study, it was concluded that the rückenfigur technique brought a new interpretation to the art of painting both as a figure and a portrait technique and was also effective in other areas of art. Keywords: Painting, Figure, Rückenfigure, Romance, Loneliness