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

Rune Mields (1935)
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1935
Sala Lieber (1980)
Sala Lieber
1980
Conrad Huber (1752 - 1830)
Conrad Huber
1752 - 1830
Alf Lechner (1925 - 2017)
Alf Lechner
1925 - 2017
Johann Heinrich Hasselhorst (1825 - 1904)
Johann Heinrich Hasselhorst
1825 - 1904
Peter Storck (1940)
Peter Storck
1940
Wolfgang Mally (1952)
Wolfgang Mally
1952
Ludwig Albrecht Schuster (1824 - 1905)
Ludwig Albrecht Schuster
1824 - 1905
Johann Gerhard Huck (1759 - 1811)
Johann Gerhard Huck
1759 - 1811
Heinz Glüsing (1920 - 2013)
Heinz Glüsing
1920 - 2013
Heinz Kreutz (1923 - 2016)
Heinz Kreutz
1923 - 2016
Katharina Grosse (1961)
Katharina Grosse
1961
Charles Vetter (1858 - 1941)
Charles Vetter
1858 - 1941
Yehudit Sasportas (1969)
Yehudit Sasportas
1969
Georg Klusemann (1942 - 1981)
Georg Klusemann
1942 - 1981
Johann Georg Müller (1913 - 1986)
Johann Georg Müller
1913 - 1986

Creators Impressionism

L. Küttner ()
L. Küttner
Herman Henstenburgh (1667 - 1726)
Herman Henstenburgh
1667 - 1726
Konstantin Somov (1869 - 1939)
Konstantin Somov
1869 - 1939
Lucien Simon (1861 - 1945)
Lucien Simon
1861 - 1945
Karl Edvard Diriks (1855 - 1930)
Karl Edvard Diriks
1855 - 1930
Jane Peterson (1876 - 1965)
Jane Peterson
1876 - 1965
Arvid Mather (1905 - 1950)
Arvid Mather
1905 - 1950
Johanna Elisabeth (Betsy) Repelius (1848 - 1921)
Johanna Elisabeth (Betsy) Repelius
1848 - 1921
Raphaël Collin (1850 - 1916)
Raphaël Collin
1850 - 1916
Albert Gebhard (1869 - 1937)
Albert Gebhard
1869 - 1937
Paul Wassily (1886 - 1951)
Paul Wassily
1886 - 1951
George Cochran Lambdin (1830 - 1896)
George Cochran Lambdin
1830 - 1896
Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (1868 - 1938)
Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst
1868 - 1938
Romain Steppe (1859 - 1927)
Romain Steppe
1859 - 1927
Charles Tunnicliffe (1901 - 1979)
Charles Tunnicliffe
1901 - 1979
John Everett Millais (1829 - 1896)
John Everett Millais
1829 - 1896