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

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Andreas Gursky (1955)
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Frank Auerbach (1931 - 2024)
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Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785 - 1847)
Georg Friedrich Kersting
1785 - 1847
Anna Tessenow (1978)
Anna Tessenow
1978
Maik und Dirk Löbbert ()
Maik und Dirk Löbbert
Arnold Rönnebeck (1885 - 1947)
Arnold Rönnebeck
1885 - 1947
Bernhard Pankok (1872 - 1943)
Bernhard Pankok
1872 - 1943
Anton Gutknecht (1907 - 1988)
Anton Gutknecht
1907 - 1988
Jiri Hilmar (1937)
Jiri Hilmar
1937
Hugo Kotschenreiter (1854 - 1908)
Hugo Kotschenreiter
1854 - 1908
Hilla von Rebay (1890 - 1967)
Hilla von Rebay
1890 - 1967
Carsten Höller (1961)
Carsten Höller
1961
Sarah Schumann (1933 - 2019)
Sarah Schumann
1933 - 2019
Elisabeth Thiermann (1893 - 1983)
Elisabeth Thiermann
1893 - 1983
Paul Thumann (1834 - 1908)
Paul Thumann
1834 - 1908

Creators Impressionism

Petr Ivanovich Neradovsky (1875 - 1962)
Petr Ivanovich Neradovsky
1875 - 1962
Ludvig Munthe (1841 - 1896)
Ludvig Munthe
1841 - 1896
Wang Xingwei (1969)
Wang Xingwei
1969
Igor Konstantinovich Skorobogatov (1920 - 1997)
Igor Konstantinovich Skorobogatov
1920 - 1997
Leon Golub (1922 - 2004)
Leon Golub
1922 - 2004
Josef Schmitzberger (1851 - 1936)
Josef Schmitzberger
1851 - 1936
Julius Adam I (1821 - 1874)
Julius Adam I
1821 - 1874
Olynthe Madrigali (1887 - 1950)
Olynthe Madrigali
1887 - 1950
John George Brown (1831 - 1913)
John George Brown
1831 - 1913
Pavel Mikhailovich Kozhin (1904 - 1975)
Pavel Mikhailovich Kozhin
1904 - 1975
Jozef Teodor Mousson (1887 - 1946)
Jozef Teodor Mousson
1887 - 1946
Jean Alexandre Steriady (1880 - 1956)
Jean Alexandre Steriady
1880 - 1956
Iosif Krachkovsky (1854 - 1914)
Iosif Krachkovsky
1854 - 1914
Jan van Ravenswaay (1789 - 1869)
Jan van Ravenswaay
1789 - 1869
August Deusser (1870 - 1942)
August Deusser
1870 - 1942
Theophile-Alexander Steinlen (1859 - 1923)
Theophile-Alexander Steinlen
1859 - 1923
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