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

Franz Gräßel (1861 - 1948)
Franz Gräßel
1861 - 1948
Mauro Bergonzoli (1965)
Mauro Bergonzoli
1965
Hans Ginter (1944)
Hans Ginter
1944
Romane Holderried-Kaesdorf (1922 - 2007)
Romane Holderried-Kaesdorf
1922 - 2007
Maximilian Wachsmuth (1859 - 1938)
Maximilian Wachsmuth
1859 - 1938
Manfred Welzel (1926 - 2018)
Manfred Welzel
1926 - 2018
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (1840 - 1902)
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky
1840 - 1902
Elmar Georg Dietz (1902 - 1996)
Elmar Georg Dietz
1902 - 1996
Judith Samen (1970)
Judith Samen
1970
Carl Johann Lasch (1822 - 1888)
Carl Johann Lasch
1822 - 1888
Ernst Mollenhauer (1892 - 1963)
Ernst Mollenhauer
1892 - 1963
Walter Wellenstein (1898 - 1970)
Walter Wellenstein
1898 - 1970
Margaret Leiteritz (1907 - 1976)
Margaret Leiteritz
1907 - 1976
Elmar Hillebrand (1925 - 2016)
Elmar Hillebrand
1925 - 2016
Luitpold Domberger (1912 - 2005)
Luitpold Domberger
1912 - 2005
Carl Hummel (1821 - 1907)
Carl Hummel
1821 - 1907

Creators Impressionism

August Kattentidt (1881 - 1961)
August Kattentidt
1881 - 1961
Vladimir Konstantinovich Labutov (1949)
Vladimir Konstantinovich Labutov
1949
Benjamin Champney (1817 - 1907)
Benjamin Champney
1817 - 1907
Albert Baur I (1835 - 1906)
Albert Baur I
1835 - 1906
Colette Bouvard (1941 - 1996)
Colette Bouvard
1941 - 1996
Heinz Mutterlose (1927 - 1995)
Heinz Mutterlose
1927 - 1995
Uwe Herbst (1952)
Uwe Herbst
1952
Nadezhda Ivanovna Isakova (1950 - 2002)
Nadezhda Ivanovna Isakova
1950 - 2002
Charles Vetter (1858 - 1941)
Charles Vetter
1858 - 1941
Anton Müller-Wischin (1865 - 1949)
Anton Müller-Wischin
1865 - 1949
Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa (1870 - 1929)
Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa
1870 - 1929
Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (1843 - 1905)
Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo
1843 - 1905
Paul Louchet (1854 - 1936)
Paul Louchet
1854 - 1936
Max Märtens (1887 - 1970)
Max Märtens
1887 - 1970
Anna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva (1871 - 1955)
Anna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva
1871 - 1955
Julius Paul Schmidt-Felling (1835 - 1920)
Julius Paul Schmidt-Felling
1835 - 1920
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