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

Petrus Johannes Schotel (1808 - 1865)
Petrus Johannes Schotel
1808 - 1865
Jan Lenica (1928 - 2001)
Jan Lenica
1928 - 2001
Axel Heil (1965)
Axel Heil
1965
Konrad von Kardorff (1877 - 1945)
Konrad von Kardorff
1877 - 1945
Anna Maria Wirth (1846 - 1922)
Anna Maria Wirth
1846 - 1922
Gussy Erika Edith Hippold-Ahnert (1910 - 2003)
Gussy Erika Edith Hippold-Ahnert
1910 - 2003
Rudolf Ferdinandovich Frentz (1831 - 1918)
Rudolf Ferdinandovich Frentz
1831 - 1918
Gustav Spoerri (1902 - 1976)
Gustav Spoerri
1902 - 1976
Fritz Beckert (1877 - 1962)
Fritz Beckert
1877 - 1962
Adolphe (Aizik) Féder (1886 - 1943)
Adolphe (Aizik) Féder
1886 - 1943
Franz Ludwig Catel (1778 - 1856)
Franz Ludwig Catel
1778 - 1856
Irene Muller (1941)
Irene Muller
1941
Walter Gramatté (1897 - 1929)
Walter Gramatté
1897 - 1929
Theodor Werner (1886 - 1969)
Theodor Werner
1886 - 1969
 Hawoli (1935)
Hawoli
1935
Leopold Thieme (1880 - 1963)
Leopold Thieme
1880 - 1963

Creators Impressionism

Charles Zaccharie Landelle (1821 - 1908)
Charles Zaccharie Landelle
1821 - 1908
Elena Genrikhovna Guro (1877 - 1913)
Elena Genrikhovna Guro
1877 - 1913
Samuel Buri (1935)
Samuel Buri
1935
Rudi Stolle (1919 - 1996)
Rudi Stolle
1919 - 1996
Michel Portnoff (1885 - 1978)
Michel Portnoff
1885 - 1978
Nikolai Ivanovich Rozov (1918 - 1994)
Nikolai Ivanovich Rozov
1918 - 1994
Pieter Arnout Dijxhoorn (1810 - 1839)
Pieter Arnout Dijxhoorn
1810 - 1839
Karl Agricola (1779 - 1852)
Karl Agricola
1779 - 1852
Vilmos-Jozsef Istvanovich Berets (1915 - 1999)
Vilmos-Jozsef Istvanovich Berets
1915 - 1999
Marie Didière Calves (1883 - 1957)
Marie Didière Calves
1883 - 1957
Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848 - 1884)
Jules Bastien-Lepage
1848 - 1884
Hans Weidmann (1918 - 1997)
Hans Weidmann
1918 - 1997
Anton Gutknecht (1907 - 1988)
Anton Gutknecht
1907 - 1988
Ulrich Hübner (1872 - 1932)
Ulrich Hübner
1872 - 1932
Istvan Chok (1865 - 1961)
Istvan Chok
1865 - 1961
Nikolay Semyonovich Samokish (1860 - 1944)
Nikolay Semyonovich Samokish
1860 - 1944