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

Christoph Jacob Trew (1695 - 1769)
Christoph Jacob Trew
1695 - 1769
Mac Zimmermann (1912 - 1995)
Mac Zimmermann
1912 - 1995
Johann Wilhelm Lanz (1725 - 1764)
Johann Wilhelm Lanz
1725 - 1764
Arthur Illies (1870 - 1953)
Arthur Illies
1870 - 1953
Judith Samen (1970)
Judith Samen
1970
Willi Voss (1902 - 1973)
Willi Voss
1902 - 1973
Paul Kuhfuss (1883 - 1960)
Paul Kuhfuss
1883 - 1960
Ida Gerhardi (1862 - 1927)
Ida Gerhardi
1862 - 1927
Werner Knaupp (1936)
Werner Knaupp
1936
Manfred Dörner (1945)
Manfred Dörner
1945
Sarah Johanna Eick (1974)
Sarah Johanna Eick
1974
August Ludwig Schmitt (1882 - 1936)
August Ludwig Schmitt
1882 - 1936
Maxim Wakultschik (1973)
Maxim Wakultschik
1973
Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1722 - 1789)
Johann Heinrich Tischbein
1722 - 1789
Frances Scholz (1962)
Frances Scholz
1962
Heinrich Gogarten (1850 - 1911)
Heinrich Gogarten
1850 - 1911

Creators Impressionism

Valentina Petrovna Tsvetkova (1917 - 2007)
Valentina Petrovna Tsvetkova
1917 - 2007
Emmanuel Lansyer (1835 - 1893)
Emmanuel Lansyer
1835 - 1893
Iurii Mikhailovich Lvov (1936 - 2010)
Iurii Mikhailovich Lvov
1936 - 2010
Gabriel Van Dievoet (1875 - 1934)
Gabriel Van Dievoet
1875 - 1934
Domenico Morelli (1826 - 1901)
Domenico Morelli
1826 - 1901
Karl Hoff (1838 - 1890)
Karl Hoff
1838 - 1890
Dennis Bunker (1861 - 1890)
Dennis Bunker
1861 - 1890
Hans Fronius (1903 - 1988)
Hans Fronius
1903 - 1988
Camill Ressu (1880 - 1962)
Camill Ressu
1880 - 1962
Isidor Kaufman (1853 - 1921)
Isidor Kaufman
1853 - 1921
Joseph Peter Wilms (1814 - 1892)
Joseph Peter Wilms
1814 - 1892
Edward Clifford (1844 - 1907)
Edward Clifford
1844 - 1907
Ludwik Gędłek (1847 - 1904)
Ludwik Gędłek
1847 - 1904
Nadezhda Leontievna (Nadia) Benois (1896 - 1975)
Nadezhda Leontievna (Nadia) Benois
1896 - 1975
Ernst Seger (1868 - 1939)
Ernst Seger
1868 - 1939
Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862 - 1927)
Frederick Cayley Robinson
1862 - 1927
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