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

Bernd and Hilla Becher ()
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Matthias Klemm (1941)
Matthias Klemm
1941
Iepe Rubingh (1974 - 2020)
Iepe Rubingh
1974 - 2020
László Lakner (1936)
László Lakner
1936
Katja Brinkmann (1964)
Katja Brinkmann
1964
Andreas Achenbach (1815 - 1910)
Andreas Achenbach
1815 - 1910
Adolf Schreyer (1828 - 1899)
Adolf Schreyer
1828 - 1899
Robert Seidel (1983)
Robert Seidel
1983
Mark Matthes (1976)
Mark Matthes
1976
Louise Christine Thiele (1941)
Louise Christine Thiele
1941
Amandus Faure (1874 - 1931)
Amandus Faure
1874 - 1931
Josef Schoyerer (1844 - 1923)
Josef Schoyerer
1844 - 1923
Anni Albers (1899 - 1994)
Anni Albers
1899 - 1994
Carl Schmitz-Pleis (1877 - 1943)
Carl Schmitz-Pleis
1877 - 1943
Georg Grasegger (1873 - 1927)
Georg Grasegger
1873 - 1927
Charles Gore (1729 - 1807)
Charles Gore
1729 - 1807

Creators Impressionism

Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin (1881 - 1955)
Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin
1881 - 1955
Charles Georges Souillet (1861 - 1947)
Charles Georges Souillet
1861 - 1947
Edward Woutermaertens (1819 - 1897)
Edward Woutermaertens
1819 - 1897
John Emil Berninger (1896 - 1981)
John Emil Berninger
1896 - 1981
Mikhail Yuryevich Kugach (1939)
Mikhail Yuryevich Kugach
1939
Maud Frances Eyston Sumner (1902 - 1985)
Maud Frances Eyston Sumner
1902 - 1985
Mary Cassatt (1844 - 1926)
Mary Cassatt
1844 - 1926
Antonio Ambrogio Alciati (1878 - 1929)
Antonio Ambrogio Alciati
1878 - 1929
Nicolai von Astudin (1847 - 1925)
Nicolai von Astudin
1847 - 1925
Walter Vaes (1882 - 1958)
Walter Vaes
1882 - 1958
Alexander Alexandrovich Sakharov (1856 - 1914)
Alexander Alexandrovich Sakharov
1856 - 1914
Ernest Guillemer (1839 - 1913)
Ernest Guillemer
1839 - 1913
Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)
Gaines Ruger Donoho
1857 - 1916
Rolf Retz-Schmidt (1928 - 2006)
Rolf Retz-Schmidt
1928 - 2006
Viktor Weißhaupt (1848 - 1905)
Viktor Weißhaupt
1848 - 1905
François-Joseph Luigi Loir (1845 - 1916)
François-Joseph Luigi Loir
1845 - 1916
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