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

Ludwig Thiersch (1825 - 1909)
Ludwig Thiersch
1825 - 1909
Max Karl Tilke (1869 - 1942)
Max Karl Tilke
1869 - 1942
Franz Seraph Hanfstaengl (1804 - 1877)
Franz Seraph Hanfstaengl
1804 - 1877
Stephan Huber (1952)
Stephan Huber
1952
Helmut Sturm (1932 - 2008)
Helmut Sturm
1932 - 2008
Carl Wuttke (1849 - 1927)
Carl Wuttke
1849 - 1927
Johann Joachim Kändler (1706 - 1775)
Johann Joachim Kändler
1706 - 1775
Georg Melchior Kraus (1737 - 1806)
Georg Melchior Kraus
1737 - 1806
Anne Sicker-Schröer (1931 - 2023)
Anne Sicker-Schröer
1931 - 2023
Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (1758 - 1841)
Johann Heinrich von Dannecker
1758 - 1841
Johann Zoffany (1733 - 1810)
Johann Zoffany
1733 - 1810
Ernst-Georg Meierhenrich (1944)
Ernst-Georg Meierhenrich
1944
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
Albert Einstein
1879 - 1955
Wilhelm Velten (1847 - 1929)
Wilhelm Velten
1847 - 1929
Klaus Rinke (1939)
Klaus Rinke
1939
Rotraut Klein-Moquay (1938)
Rotraut Klein-Moquay
1938

Creators Impressionism

Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Childe Hassam (1859 - 1935)
Childe Hassam
1859 - 1935
Fritz Grebe (1850 - 1924)
Fritz Grebe
1850 - 1924
Jean-Baptiste Germain (1841 - 1910)
Jean-Baptiste Germain
1841 - 1910
John Ford Clymer (1907 - 1989)
John Ford Clymer
1907 - 1989
John Byam Liston Shaw (1872 - 1919)
John Byam Liston Shaw
1872 - 1919
Franz Hecker (1870 - 1944)
Franz Hecker
1870 - 1944
Adriana van Ravenswaay (1816 - 1872)
Adriana van Ravenswaay
1816 - 1872
Reidar Syaresteniemi (1925 - 1981)
Reidar Syaresteniemi
1925 - 1981
Jan Jacob Spohler (1811 - 1866)
Jan Jacob Spohler
1811 - 1866
Willem Steelink (Junior) (1856 - 1928)
Willem Steelink (Junior)
1856 - 1928
Wen Hsi Chen (1906 - 1991)
Wen Hsi Chen
1906 - 1991
William Henry Johnson (1901 - 1970)
William Henry Johnson
1901 - 1970
Joseph Quinaux (1822 - 1895)
Joseph Quinaux
1822 - 1895
Lorna Selim (1928 - 2021)
Lorna Selim
1928 - 2021
Melchoir Broederlam (1350 - 1409)
Melchoir Broederlam
1350 - 1409
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