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

Emil Christian Rosenstand (1859 - 1932)
Emil Christian Rosenstand
1859 - 1932
Antoine Pesne (1683 - 1757)
Antoine Pesne
1683 - 1757
Richard Purnickl (1770 - 1838)
Richard Purnickl
1770 - 1838
Liu Guangyun (1962)
Liu Guangyun
1962
Reiner Wagner (1942)
Reiner Wagner
1942
Paul Weimann (1867 - 1945)
Paul Weimann
1867 - 1945
Arnold Schatz (1929 - 1999)
Arnold Schatz
1929 - 1999
Otto Flath (1906 - 1987)
Otto Flath
1906 - 1987
Anita Rée (1885 - 1933)
Anita Rée
1885 - 1933
Jacob Alt (1789 - 1872)
Jacob Alt
1789 - 1872
Charlotte Thiede (1917 - 1979)
Charlotte Thiede
1917 - 1979
Franz Werner von Tamm (1658 - 1724)
Franz Werner von Tamm
1658 - 1724
Henning Bohl (1975)
Henning Bohl
1975
Massimo Campigli (1895 - 1971)
Massimo Campigli
1895 - 1971
Clementine Nielssen (1842 - 1928)
Clementine Nielssen
1842 - 1928
Ernst Hardt (1869 - 1917)
Ernst Hardt
1869 - 1917

Creators Impressionism

Ignacio Leon y Escosura (1834 - 1901)
Ignacio Leon y Escosura
1834 - 1901
Hermann Urban (1866 - 1946)
Hermann Urban
1866 - 1946
Étienne Philippe Martin (1856 - 1945)
Étienne Philippe Martin
1856 - 1945
William Raymond Dommersen (1859 - 1927)
William Raymond Dommersen
1859 - 1927
Nikolai Fyodorovich Smolin (1888 - 1962)
Nikolai Fyodorovich Smolin
1888 - 1962
David Sutter (1811 - 1880)
David Sutter
1811 - 1880
Walter John Bayes (1869 - 1956)
Walter John Bayes
1869 - 1956
Cornelis Van Noorde (1731 - 1795)
Cornelis Van Noorde
1731 - 1795
 George Orleans Delamotte (1788 - 1861)
George Orleans Delamotte
1788 - 1861
Vincent Vodzinovsky (1866 - 1940)
Vincent Vodzinovsky
1866 - 1940
Eugene Henri Cauchois (1850 - 1911)
Eugene Henri Cauchois
1850 - 1911
Wilhelm Kleinenbroich (1812 - 1895)
Wilhelm Kleinenbroich
1812 - 1895
Tadeusz Makowski (1882 - 1932)
Tadeusz Makowski
1882 - 1932
Willy Graba (1894 - 1973)
Willy Graba
1894 - 1973
Eugène Wolters (1844 - 1905)
Eugène Wolters
1844 - 1905
Jacob Spin (1806 - 1875)
Jacob Spin
1806 - 1875