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

Wolfgang Hutten (1922 - 1988)
Wolfgang Hutten
1922 - 1988
Désiré Thomassin (1858 - 1933)
Désiré Thomassin
1858 - 1933
Emil Preetorius (1883 - 1973)
Emil Preetorius
1883 - 1973
Fritz Kohlstädt (1921 - 2000)
Fritz Kohlstädt
1921 - 2000
Eugen Dücker (1841 - 1916)
Eugen Dücker
1841 - 1916
Ingo Koblischeck (1933 - 2020)
Ingo Koblischeck
1933 - 2020
Heinz Plank (1945)
Heinz Plank
1945
Ulrich Kottenrodt (1906 - 1984)
Ulrich Kottenrodt
1906 - 1984
Hermann Dischler (1866 - 1935)
Hermann Dischler
1866 - 1935
Jean-Georges Rémond (1752 - 1830)
Jean-Georges Rémond
1752 - 1830
Herbert Hirche (1910 - 2002)
Herbert Hirche
1910 - 2002
Louis Kolitz (1845 - 1914)
Louis Kolitz
1845 - 1914
Carl Ludwig Scheins (1808 - 1879)
Carl Ludwig Scheins
1808 - 1879
Marc Sterling (1895 - 1976)
Marc Sterling
1895 - 1976
Udo Lindenberg (1946)
Udo Lindenberg
1946
Karlheinz Goedtke (1915 - 1995)
Karlheinz Goedtke
1915 - 1995

Creators Impressionism

Cornelis De Vos (1585 - 1651)
Cornelis De Vos
1585 - 1651
Carl Jutz II (1873 - 1915)
Carl Jutz II
1873 - 1915
Antoine Chintreuil (1814 - 1873)
Antoine Chintreuil
1814 - 1873
Rudolf Lehmann (1819 - 1905)
Rudolf Lehmann
1819 - 1905
Spyridon Vandoros (1882 - 1940)
Spyridon Vandoros
1882 - 1940
Raymond Carver (1938 - 1988)
Raymond Carver
1938 - 1988
Julius Zimmermann (1824 - 1906)
Julius Zimmermann
1824 - 1906
Robert Capa (1913 - 1954)
Robert Capa
1913 - 1954
Charles Atamian (1872 - 1947)
Charles Atamian
1872 - 1947
Constantin Bauer (1852 - 1924)
Constantin Bauer
1852 - 1924
Hans Arnold Daepp (1886 - 1949)
Hans Arnold Daepp
1886 - 1949
Jean-Louis Paguenaud (1876 - 1952)
Jean-Louis Paguenaud
1876 - 1952
Hsiang-ning Han (1939)
Hsiang-ning Han
1939
Willy Graba (1894 - 1973)
Willy Graba
1894 - 1973
Arthur Clifton Goodwin (1864 - 1929)
Arthur Clifton Goodwin
1864 - 1929
Stanislav Dembitsky (1866 - 1924)
Stanislav Dembitsky
1866 - 1924
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