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

Heinrich Eberhard (1884 - 1973)
Heinrich Eberhard
1884 - 1973
Hermann Nestel (1858 - 1905)
Hermann Nestel
1858 - 1905
Helmut Kolle (1899 - 1931)
Helmut Kolle
1899 - 1931
Julius Robert Hannig (1866 - 1931)
Julius Robert Hannig
1866 - 1931
Сarl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (1788 - 1868)
Сarl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein
1788 - 1868
Robert Pudlich (1905 - 1962)
Robert Pudlich
1905 - 1962
Johann Christian Vollerdt (1708 - 1769)
Johann Christian Vollerdt
1708 - 1769
Johann Jacob Hoch (1750 - 1829)
Johann Jacob Hoch
1750 - 1829
Albert Stagura (1866 - 1947)
Albert Stagura
1866 - 1947
Hans Hassenteufel (1887 - 1943)
Hans Hassenteufel
1887 - 1943
Hans Olde (1855 - 1917)
Hans Olde
1855 - 1917
Johanna Dumet (1991)
Johanna Dumet
1991
Emil Nolde (1867 - 1956)
Emil Nolde
1867 - 1956
Ferdinand Chevalier (1834 - 1894)
Ferdinand Chevalier
1834 - 1894
Gerhard Fietz (1910 - 1997)
Gerhard Fietz
1910 - 1997
Konrad Grob (1828 - 1904)
Konrad Grob
1828 - 1904

Creators Impressionism

Pavel Nikolayevich Filonov (1883 - 1941)
Pavel Nikolayevich Filonov
1883 - 1941
Otto Vautier (1863 - 1919)
Otto Vautier
1863 - 1919
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874 - 1952)
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
1874 - 1952
Emil Pottner (1872 - 1942)
Emil Pottner
1872 - 1942
Alexis Rockman (1962)
Alexis Rockman
1962
Hubert Sattler (1817 - 1904)
Hubert Sattler
1817 - 1904
Kenyon Cox (1856 - 1919)
Kenyon Cox
1856 - 1919
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz (1824 - 1902)
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz
1824 - 1902
Johann August Wilhelm Sohn (1830 - 1899)
Johann August Wilhelm Sohn
1830 - 1899
Aleksandr Svedomskii (1848 - 1911)
Aleksandr Svedomskii
1848 - 1911
Walter Moras (1856 - 1925)
Walter Moras
1856 - 1925
Filaret Ivanovich Pakun (1912 - 2002)
Filaret Ivanovich Pakun
1912 - 2002
Gussy Erika Edith Hippold-Ahnert (1910 - 2003)
Gussy Erika Edith Hippold-Ahnert
1910 - 2003
Anthony Brunelli (1968)
Anthony Brunelli
1968
Auguste Moynier (1820 - 1891)
Auguste Moynier
1820 - 1891
Henri Dabadie (1867 - 1949)
Henri Dabadie
1867 - 1949
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