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

Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (1840 - 1902)
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky
1840 - 1902
Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich (1908 - 1974)
Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich
1908 - 1974
Heinz Kreutz (1923 - 2016)
Heinz Kreutz
1923 - 2016
Jacob Ungerer (1840 - 1920)
Jacob Ungerer
1840 - 1920
Franz Rudolf Wildenhain (1905 - 1980)
Franz Rudolf Wildenhain
1905 - 1980
Nikolaus Störtenbecker (1940)
Nikolaus Störtenbecker
1940
Rolf Gunter Dienst (1942 - 2016)
Rolf Gunter Dienst
1942 - 2016
Max Schlichting (1866 - 1937)
Max Schlichting
1866 - 1937
Paul Alfred Schroeter (Schröter) (1866 - 1946)
Paul Alfred Schroeter (Schröter)
1866 - 1946
Hans Daniel Sailer (1948 - 2021)
Hans Daniel Sailer
1948 - 2021
Anca Mureșan (1965)
Anca Mureșan
1965
Otto Piene (1928 - 2014)
Otto Piene
1928 - 2014
Otto Sonnleitner (1906 - 1985)
Otto Sonnleitner
1906 - 1985
Johann Heinrich Roos (1631 - 1685)
Johann Heinrich Roos
1631 - 1685
Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789 - 1869)
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
1789 - 1869
Günther (Gunter) Graßmann (Grassman) (1900 - 1993)
Günther (Gunter) Graßmann (Grassman)
1900 - 1993

Creators Impressionism

Max Schmidt (1818 - 1901)
Max Schmidt
1818 - 1901
Jules-Frédéric Ballavoine (1842 - 1914)
Jules-Frédéric Ballavoine
1842 - 1914
Hans Gabriel Jentzsch (1862 - 1930)
Hans Gabriel Jentzsch
1862 - 1930
Konstantin Konstantinovich Pervukhin (1863 - 1915)
Konstantin Konstantinovich Pervukhin
1863 - 1915
Hans Olde (1855 - 1917)
Hans Olde
1855 - 1917
Élisée Maclet (1881 - 1962)
Élisée Maclet
1881 - 1962
Matthias Maris (1839 - 1917)
Matthias Maris
1839 - 1917
Louis Tauzin (1842 - 1915)
Louis Tauzin
1842 - 1915
Carl Heuser (1828 - 1892)
Carl Heuser
1828 - 1892
Julius Scheuerer (1859 - 1913)
Julius Scheuerer
1859 - 1913
Leopold Horowitz (1838 - 1917)
Leopold Horowitz
1838 - 1917
Martin Verstappen (1773 - 1852)
Martin Verstappen
1773 - 1852
Wilhelm Sohn (1829 - 1899)
Wilhelm Sohn
1829 - 1899
Raimundo Madraso (1841 - 1920)
Raimundo Madraso
1841 - 1920
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Issaev (1891 - 1977)
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Issaev
1891 - 1977
Fritz Hickmann (1820 - 1900)
Fritz Hickmann
1820 - 1900
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