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

Carl Ernst Morgenstern (1847 - 1928)
Carl Ernst Morgenstern
1847 - 1928
Willy Jaeckel (1888 - 1944)
Willy Jaeckel
1888 - 1944
Ulrich Kottenrodt (1906 - 1984)
Ulrich Kottenrodt
1906 - 1984
Curt Erhardt (1895 - 1972)
Curt Erhardt
1895 - 1972
Juergen von Huendeberg (1922 - 1996)
Juergen von Huendeberg
1922 - 1996
Heinz Flockenhaus (1856 - 1919)
Heinz Flockenhaus
1856 - 1919
Jakob Kolding (1971)
Jakob Kolding
1971
Jakob Samuel Beck (1715 - 1788)
Jakob Samuel Beck
1715 - 1788
Gregorio Sciltian (1900 - 1985)
Gregorio Sciltian
1900 - 1985
David Roentgen (1743 - 1807)
David Roentgen
1743 - 1807
Walter Schulz-Matan (1889 - 1965)
Walter Schulz-Matan
1889 - 1965
Anca Mureșan (1965)
Anca Mureșan
1965
Georg Siebert (1896 - 1984)
Georg Siebert
1896 - 1984
August Friedrich Siegert (1820 - 1883)
August Friedrich Siegert
1820 - 1883
Lore Bert (1936)
Lore Bert
1936
Uwe Pohlmann (1960)
Uwe Pohlmann
1960

Creators Impressionism

Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859 - 1933)
Vittorio Matteo Corcos
1859 - 1933
Hermann Kohlmann (1907 - 1982)
Hermann Kohlmann
1907 - 1982
Vasily Andreyevich Ponikarov (1929 - 2014)
Vasily Andreyevich Ponikarov
1929 - 2014
Pavel Efimovich Ab (1902 - 1974)
Pavel Efimovich Ab
1902 - 1974
Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874 - 1939)
Frederick Carl Frieseke
1874 - 1939
Johann Peter Flück (1902 - 1954)
Johann Peter Flück
1902 - 1954
Alexander Nikolayevich Stepanov (1861 - 1911)
Alexander Nikolayevich Stepanov
1861 - 1911
John Butler Yeats (1839 - 1922)
John Butler Yeats
1839 - 1922
Hermann Gradl (1883 - 1964)
Hermann Gradl
1883 - 1964
Frederick Stuart Church (1842 - 1924)
Frederick Stuart Church
1842 - 1924
Naohisa Inoue (1948)
Naohisa Inoue
1948
Gérard de Palézieux (1919 - 2012)
Gérard de Palézieux
1919 - 2012
Constantin Meunier (1831 - 1905)
Constantin Meunier
1831 - 1905
Camille de Chantereine (1810 - 1847)
Camille de Chantereine
1810 - 1847
Ammi Phillips (1788 - 1865)
Ammi Phillips
1788 - 1865
Arthur Hill Gilbert (1893 - 1970)
Arthur Hill Gilbert
1893 - 1970
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