Fritz Overbeck (1869 - 1909) - photo 1

Fritz Overbeck

Fritz Overbeck was a German artist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is known as a painter, graphic artist and printmaker, famous for his landscapes of the northern regions of Germany.

Fritz Overbeck began his career at the Worpswede Art Colony, where he developed his talent by depicting desolate moorland landscapes. Landscapes remained his favorite genre, although while studying at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts he also dabbled in portraiture and architecture. One of Overbeck's nicknames is "the painter of clouds" for his masterful and recognizable depiction of puffy cloud formations in blue skies. The artist is also known for his more than 60 etchings, emphasizing his skill and creative diversity.

Date and place of birt:15 september 1869, Bremen, Germany
Date and place of death:8 june 1909, Bremen-Vegesack, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Graphic artist, Painter
Art school / group:Worpswede Artist Colony
Genre:Landscape painting
Art style:Impressionism, Realism

Creators Germany

Theodor Groll (1857 - 1913)
Theodor Groll
1857 - 1913
Max Schmidt (1818 - 1901)
Max Schmidt
1818 - 1901
Friedrich Bindewald (1862 - 1940)
Friedrich Bindewald
1862 - 1940
Kurt Schwippert (1903 - 1983)
Kurt Schwippert
1903 - 1983
Wilhelm von Bemmel (1630 - 1708)
Wilhelm von Bemmel
1630 - 1708
Albert Arnz (1832 - 1914)
Albert Arnz
1832 - 1914
Hans Goode (1825 - 1903)
Hans Goode
1825 - 1903
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776 - 1822)
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
1776 - 1822
Irene Muller (1941)
Irene Muller
1941
Stefan Strumbel (1979)
Stefan Strumbel
1979
Gabriel Max (1840 - 1915)
Gabriel Max
1840 - 1915
Conrad Freyberg (1842 - 1915)
Conrad Freyberg
1842 - 1915
Wilhelm Theodor Nocken (1830 - 1905)
Wilhelm Theodor Nocken
1830 - 1905
Matthias Kohlmann (1956)
Matthias Kohlmann
1956
Karl Raupp (1837 - 1918)
Karl Raupp
1837 - 1918
Käthe Münzer-Neumann (1877 - 1959)
Käthe Münzer-Neumann
1877 - 1959

Creators Impressionism

Karl Becker (1820 - 1900)
Karl Becker
1820 - 1900
Grete Rikko (1908 - 1998)
Grete Rikko
1908 - 1998
Felix Glatz (1894 - 1953)
Felix Glatz
1894 - 1953
Carl Ernst Forberg (1844 - 1915)
Carl Ernst Forberg
1844 - 1915
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Charles Rochussen (1814 - 1894)
Charles Rochussen
1814 - 1894
Francesco Pannini (1745 - 1812)
Francesco Pannini
1745 - 1812
François Stroobant (1819 - 1916)
François Stroobant
1819 - 1916
Emmanuel Lansyer (1835 - 1893)
Emmanuel Lansyer
1835 - 1893
Robert Havell II (1793 - 1878)
Robert Havell II
1793 - 1878
Pierre Emmanuel Eugène Damoye (1847 - 1916)
Pierre Emmanuel Eugène Damoye
1847 - 1916
Ludwig Gustav Voltz (1825 - 1911)
Ludwig Gustav Voltz
1825 - 1911
Richard Caton Woodville (1825 - 1855)
Richard Caton Woodville
1825 - 1855
Fritz von Wille (1860 - 1941)
Fritz von Wille
1860 - 1941
Wilhelm Lefèbre (1873 - 1974)
Wilhelm Lefèbre
1873 - 1974
Alfred-Arthur Brunel de Neuville (1852 - 1941)
Alfred-Arthur Brunel de Neuville
1852 - 1941