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 Dischler (1866 - 1935)
Hermann Dischler
1866 - 1935
Michael Maier (1568 - 1622)
Michael Maier
1568 - 1622
Carl Oesterley (1839 - 1930)
Carl Oesterley
1839 - 1930
Gustav Wunderwald (1882 - 1945)
Gustav Wunderwald
1882 - 1945
Andreas Gursky (1955)
Andreas Gursky
1955
Drake Deknatel (1943 - 2005)
Drake Deknatel
1943 - 2005
Gerd Baukhage (1911 - 1998)
Gerd Baukhage
1911 - 1998
Louis Catoir (1792 - 1841)
Louis Catoir
1792 - 1841
Edmund Carl Ferdinand Maria Steppes (1873 - 1968)
Edmund Carl Ferdinand Maria Steppes
1873 - 1968
Hans Zank (1889 - 1967)
Hans Zank
1889 - 1967
Johannes Nawrath (1955)
Johannes Nawrath
1955
Johannes Kepler (1571 - 1630)
Johannes Kepler
1571 - 1630
Ismail Coban (1945)
Ismail Coban
1945
Rudolf Kurz (1952)
Rudolf Kurz
1952
Albert Emil Kirchner (1813 - 1885)
Albert Emil Kirchner
1813 - 1885
Carl Franz Moos (1878 - 1959)
Carl Franz Moos
1878 - 1959

Creators Impressionism

Carlo Marochetti (1805 - 1867)
Carlo Marochetti
1805 - 1867
Jean-Louis Demarne (1752 - 1829)
Jean-Louis Demarne
1752 - 1829
Luise Jansen (1835 - 1912)
Luise Jansen
1835 - 1912
Harold Knight (1874 - 1961)
Harold Knight
1874 - 1961
Oscar Emil Törnа (1842 - 1894)
Oscar Emil Törnа
1842 - 1894
Klavdy Lebedev (1852 - 1916)
Klavdy Lebedev
1852 - 1916
Karl Adolf von Graffenried (1801 - 1859)
Karl Adolf von Graffenried
1801 - 1859
Frederick Theodor Kloss (1802 - 1876)
Frederick Theodor Kloss
1802 - 1876
Heinrich Weissenhof (1859 - 1922)
Heinrich Weissenhof
1859 - 1922
Romeo Borgognoni (1875 - 1944)
Romeo Borgognoni
1875 - 1944
Elin Danielson-Gamboji (1861 - 1919)
Elin Danielson-Gamboji
1861 - 1919
Hermann Busse (1883 - 1970)
Hermann Busse
1883 - 1970
Franz Langeveld (1877 - 1939)
Franz Langeveld
1877 - 1939
Mieczysław Kościelniak (1912 - 1993)
Mieczysław Kościelniak
1912 - 1993
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872 - 1930)
Charles Webster Hawthorne
1872 - 1930
Samuel Addison Shute (1803 - 1836)
Samuel Addison Shute
1803 - 1836
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