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

Hanna Bekker vom Rath (1893 - 1983)
Hanna Bekker vom Rath
1893 - 1983
Helmut Everke (1935 - 2018)
Helmut Everke
1935 - 2018
Peter Calmés (1900 - 1968)
Peter Calmés
1900 - 1968
Max Flashar (1855 - 1915)
Max Flashar
1855 - 1915
Michael Danner (1951)
Michael Danner
1951
Ernst Meisel (1838 - 1895)
Ernst Meisel
1838 - 1895
Max Doerner (1870 - 1939)
Max Doerner
1870 - 1939
Anselm Kiefer (1945)
Anselm Kiefer
1945
Wilhelm Loth (1920 - 1993)
Wilhelm Loth
1920 - 1993
Ludwig Seitz (1844 - 1908)
Ludwig Seitz
1844 - 1908
Michael Arp (1955 - 2013)
Michael Arp
1955 - 2013
Arnold Lyongrün (1871 - 1935)
Arnold Lyongrün
1871 - 1935
Johann Jakob Dorner II (1775 - 1852)
Johann Jakob Dorner II
1775 - 1852
Philipp Veit (1793 - 1877)
Philipp Veit
1793 - 1877
Iepe Rubingh (1974 - 2020)
Iepe Rubingh
1974 - 2020
Dmitri Vladimirovich Vrubel (1960 - 2022)
Dmitri Vladimirovich Vrubel
1960 - 2022

Creators Impressionism

Ernst Schweinfurth (1818 - 1877)
Ernst Schweinfurth
1818 - 1877
Boleslaw von Szankowski (1873 - 1953)
Boleslaw von Szankowski
1873 - 1953
Marie Collart-Henrotin (1842 - 1911)
Marie Collart-Henrotin
1842 - 1911
Franz Xaver Nachtmann (1799 - 1846)
Franz Xaver Nachtmann
1799 - 1846
Alexander Nikolayevich Mordvinov (1799 - 1858)
Alexander Nikolayevich Mordvinov
1799 - 1858
Egon von Vietinghoff (1903 - 1994)
Egon von Vietinghoff
1903 - 1994
Hans Förster (1885 - 1966)
Hans Förster
1885 - 1966
Georges Lacombe (1868 - 1916)
Georges Lacombe
1868 - 1916
Harold Knight (1874 - 1961)
Harold Knight
1874 - 1961
Louis Cazet (1880 - 1942)
Louis Cazet
1880 - 1942
Henry Mosler (1841 - 1920)
Henry Mosler
1841 - 1920
August Kraus (1852 - 1917)
August Kraus
1852 - 1917
Fritz Neumann (1880 - 1930)
Fritz Neumann
1880 - 1930
Nelson Kinsley (1863 - 1945)
Nelson Kinsley
1863 - 1945
Johanna Elisabeth (Betsy) Repelius (1848 - 1921)
Johanna Elisabeth (Betsy) Repelius
1848 - 1921
Yakov Vladimirovich Apushkin (1899 - 1989)
Yakov Vladimirovich Apushkin
1899 - 1989
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