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

Johann Heinrich Richter (1803 - 1845)
Johann Heinrich Richter
1803 - 1845
Ansgar Skiba (1959)
Ansgar Skiba
1959
Anna Ghadaban (1944)
Anna Ghadaban
1944
Joseph Peter Wilms (1814 - 1892)
Joseph Peter Wilms
1814 - 1892
Victor Bonato (1934 - 2019)
Victor Bonato
1934 - 2019
Ernst Anders (1845 - 1911)
Ernst Anders
1845 - 1911
Thomas Ritter (1955)
Thomas Ritter
1955
Johann Matthias Wurzer (1760 - 1838)
Johann Matthias Wurzer
1760 - 1838
Georg Engelhardt (1823 - 1883)
Georg Engelhardt
1823 - 1883
Rudolf Marcuse (1878 - 1940)
Rudolf Marcuse
1878 - 1940
Arthur Fauser (1911 - 1990)
Arthur Fauser
1911 - 1990
Carl Maria Plückebaum (1880 - 1952)
Carl Maria Plückebaum
1880 - 1952
Alexander Camaro (1901 - 1992)
Alexander Camaro
1901 - 1992
Paul Kother (1878 - 1963)
Paul Kother
1878 - 1963
Ernst Matthes (1878 - 1918)
Ernst Matthes
1878 - 1918
Fritz Amann (1878 - 1969)
Fritz Amann
1878 - 1969

Creators Impressionism

Emil Czech (1862 - 1929)
Emil Czech
1862 - 1929
Pierre Laprade (1875 - 1931)
Pierre Laprade
1875 - 1931
Markus Matthias Krüger (1981)
Markus Matthias Krüger
1981
Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793 - 1872)
Margaret Sarah Carpenter
1793 - 1872
Anton Hackenbroich (1878 - 1969)
Anton Hackenbroich
1878 - 1969
Julius Koch (1882 - 1952)
Julius Koch
1882 - 1952
Rudolph Jordan (1810 - 1887)
Rudolph Jordan
1810 - 1887
Bogdan Klechinsky (1851 - 1916)
Bogdan Klechinsky
1851 - 1916
Gerard Jozef Portielje (1856 - 1929)
Gerard Jozef Portielje
1856 - 1929
Adriaen van Bloemen (1639 - 1697)
Adriaen van Bloemen
1639 - 1697
Polydore de Bec (1799 - 1874)
Polydore de Bec
1799 - 1874
Howard Russell Butler (1856 - 1934)
Howard Russell Butler
1856 - 1934
Karl Viktor Mayr (1882 - 1974)
Karl Viktor Mayr
1882 - 1974
Giuseppe Novello (1897 - 1988)
Giuseppe Novello
1897 - 1988
Eva Langkammer (1884 - 1956)
Eva Langkammer
1884 - 1956
Matteo Bottiglieri (1684 - 1757)
Matteo Bottiglieri
1684 - 1757