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

Hermann Bartels (1928 - 1989)
Hermann Bartels
1928 - 1989
Michail Pirgelis (1976)
Michail Pirgelis
1976
Dieter Asmus (1939)
Dieter Asmus
1939
Johann Heinrich Roos (1631 - 1685)
Johann Heinrich Roos
1631 - 1685
Rudolf Belling (1886 - 1972)
Rudolf Belling
1886 - 1972
Wolf Huber (1485 - 1553)
Wolf Huber
1485 - 1553
John Henry Mohrmann (1857 - 1916)
John Henry Mohrmann
1857 - 1916
Matthias Weischer (1973)
Matthias Weischer
1973
Christian Richter (1587 - 1667)
Christian Richter
1587 - 1667
Rudolf Höckner (1864 - 1942)
Rudolf Höckner
1864 - 1942
Carl von Marr (1858 - 1936)
Carl von Marr
1858 - 1936
Anton Seitz (1829 - 1900)
Anton Seitz
1829 - 1900
Chris von Wangenheim (1942 - 1981)
Chris von Wangenheim
1942 - 1981
Clara Lobedan (1840 - 1917)
Clara Lobedan
1840 - 1917
László Lakner (1936)
László Lakner
1936
Julius Muller-Massdorf (1863 - 1933)
Julius Muller-Massdorf
1863 - 1933

Creators Impressionism

 Johann Georg Pforr (1745 - 1798)
Johann Georg Pforr
1745 - 1798
William Collins (1788 - 1847)
William Collins
1788 - 1847
Aleksandra Briede (1901 - 1992)
Aleksandra Briede
1901 - 1992
Georges-Emile Lebacq (1876 - 1950)
Georges-Emile Lebacq
1876 - 1950
Torello Ancillotti (1843 - 1899)
Torello Ancillotti
1843 - 1899
Jan-Baptist Daveloose (1807 - 1886)
Jan-Baptist Daveloose
1807 - 1886
Walter Geffcken (1872 - 1950)
Walter Geffcken
1872 - 1950
Johann Martin von Rohden (1778 - 1868)
Johann Martin von Rohden
1778 - 1868
Dominique de Bast (1781 - 1842)
Dominique de Bast
1781 - 1842
Kurt Lambert (1908 - 1967)
Kurt Lambert
1908 - 1967
Josef Büche (1848 - 1917)
Josef Büche
1848 - 1917
Mikhail Arsentyevich Matorin (1905 - 2002)
Mikhail Arsentyevich Matorin
1905 - 2002
Francesco Pannini (1745 - 1812)
Francesco Pannini
1745 - 1812
Herbert Thomas Dicksee (1862 - 1942)
Herbert Thomas Dicksee
1862 - 1942
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
Jane Austen
1775 - 1817
Alexander Borisovich Popov (1951 - 2019)
Alexander Borisovich Popov
1951 - 2019
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