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

Irma Blank (1934 - 2023)
Irma Blank
1934 - 2023
Georg Mattes (1874 - 1942)
Georg Mattes
1874 - 1942
Ludwig Gschossmann (1913 - 1988)
Ludwig Gschossmann
1913 - 1988
Ernst Petrich (1878 - 1964)
Ernst Petrich
1878 - 1964
Giovanni Battista Pedrozzi (1711 - 1778)
Giovanni Battista Pedrozzi
1711 - 1778
Philipp Bauknech (1884 - 1933)
Philipp Bauknech
1884 - 1933
Bernhard Heisig (1925 - 2011)
Bernhard Heisig
1925 - 2011
Inge Feilcke-Volbrecht (1923 - 2007)
Inge Feilcke-Volbrecht
1923 - 2007
Antoine Ignace Melling (1763 - 1831)
Antoine Ignace Melling
1763 - 1831
Martin Gotze (1865 - 1928)
Martin Gotze
1865 - 1928
Charles Bergen (1853 - 1933)
Charles Bergen
1853 - 1933
Otto Baumann (1901 - 1992)
Otto Baumann
1901 - 1992
Hans-Ulrich Brunner (1943 - 2006)
Hans-Ulrich Brunner
1943 - 2006
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler (1899 - 1940)
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
1899 - 1940
 Eva & Adele ()
Eva & Adele
Anselm Feuerbach (1829 - 1880)
Anselm Feuerbach
1829 - 1880

Creators Impressionism

Ferdinand Keller (1842 - 1922)
Ferdinand Keller
1842 - 1922
Charles Roussel (1861 - 1936)
Charles Roussel
1861 - 1936
Martin Johnson Heade (1819 - 1904)
Martin Johnson Heade
1819 - 1904
Ruth Sutherland (1884 - 1948)
Ruth Sutherland
1884 - 1948
Walter Pach (1883 - 1958)
Walter Pach
1883 - 1958
Christian Ruben (1805 - 1875)
Christian Ruben
1805 - 1875
Zygmunt Aydukevich (1861 - 1917)
Zygmunt Aydukevich
1861 - 1917
Siegmund Dux (1826 - 1900)
Siegmund Dux
1826 - 1900
Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827 - 1902)
Martín Tovar y Tovar
1827 - 1902
Francis Davis Millet (1848 - 1912)
Francis Davis Millet
1848 - 1912
Oskar Denner (1924)
Oskar Denner
1924
Aloïs de Laet (1866 - 1949)
Aloïs de Laet
1866 - 1949
Anton Burger (1824 - 1905)
Anton Burger
1824 - 1905
Anna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva (1871 - 1955)
Anna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva
1871 - 1955
Heinrich Blunck-Heikendorf (1891 - 1963)
Heinrich Blunck-Heikendorf
1891 - 1963
Olga Potthast von Minden (1869 - 1942)
Olga Potthast von Minden
1869 - 1942