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

August von Rentzell (1810 - 1891)
August von Rentzell
1810 - 1891
Hans Thoma (1839 - 1924)
Hans Thoma
1839 - 1924
Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867 - 1908)
Joseph Maria Olbrich
1867 - 1908
Carl Cowen Schirm (1852 - 1928)
Carl Cowen Schirm
1852 - 1928
Franz von Defregger (1835 - 1921)
Franz von Defregger
1835 - 1921
Rudolf Grossmann (1882 - 1941)
Rudolf Grossmann
1882 - 1941
Rudolf Schadow (1786 - 1832)
Rudolf Schadow
1786 - 1832
Domenico Quaglio (1787 - 1837)
Domenico Quaglio
1787 - 1837
Jörg (Joerg) Lozek (1971)
Jörg (Joerg) Lozek
1971
Martin Johannes Scholkmann (1938 - 2013)
Martin Johannes Scholkmann
1938 - 2013
Theodore Rechnagle (1865 - 1945)
Theodore Rechnagle
1865 - 1945
Iris Bodenburg (1958)
Iris Bodenburg
1958
Magdalena Abele (1986)
Magdalena Abele
1986
Gustav Adolf Landgrebe (1837 - 1899)
Gustav Adolf Landgrebe
1837 - 1899
Hans Josephsohn (1920 - 2012)
Hans Josephsohn
1920 - 2012
Franz Gräßel (1861 - 1948)
Franz Gräßel
1861 - 1948

Creators Impressionism

Lydia Field Emmet (1866 - 1952)
Lydia Field Emmet
1866 - 1952
Arthur Langhammer (1854 - 1901)
Arthur Langhammer
1854 - 1901
Jan August Hendrik Leys (1815 - 1869)
Jan August Hendrik Leys
1815 - 1869
Emile Munier (1840 - 1895)
Emile Munier
1840 - 1895
Alexander Ignatyevich Lebedev (1830 - 1898)
Alexander Ignatyevich Lebedev
1830 - 1898
Alexander Vasilievich Gine (1830 - 1880)
Alexander Vasilievich Gine
1830 - 1880
Eugène Wolters (1844 - 1905)
Eugène Wolters
1844 - 1905
Konstantin Konstantinovich Pervukhin (1863 - 1915)
Konstantin Konstantinovich Pervukhin
1863 - 1915
Andre Marchand (1907 - 1997)
Andre Marchand
1907 - 1997
Roman Feldmeyer (1895 - 1950)
Roman Feldmeyer
1895 - 1950
Stefan Dobritz (1965)
Stefan Dobritz
1965
Evgeniia Ilinichna Gatilova (1921 - 2021)
Evgeniia Ilinichna Gatilova
1921 - 2021
Amédée-Julien Marcel-Clément (1873 - 1937)
Amédée-Julien Marcel-Clément
1873 - 1937
Vasili Rozhdestvensky (1884 - 1963)
Vasili Rozhdestvensky
1884 - 1963
Johannes Mattheus Graadt van Roggen (1867 - 1959)
Johannes Mattheus Graadt van Roggen
1867 - 1959
Carl Seiler (1846 - 1921)
Carl Seiler
1846 - 1921