About Fritz Overbeck
Lived 1869 – 1909 (aged 39). Fritz Overbeck was a painter and graphic artist.
August Friedrich Overbeck, known as Fritz (15 September 1869 – 8 June 1909) was a German painter and engraver.
Biography He was born in Bremen as the son of the Technical Director at Norddeutscher Lloyd. After graduating from the local Gymnasium, he attended the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1889 to 1893. Among his teachers there were Eugen Dücker and Peter Janssen. In 1894, he was persuaded by Otto Modersohn to set up a studio at the Artists' Colony in Worpswede, where he became fascinated with painting the desolate moorlands. In 1905, after Hermine was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he and his family moved to Vegesack, where he specialized in painting the beaches and sand dunes.
Overbeck's use of primary colors
Writings Ein Brief aus Worpswede. in: Kunst für Alle XI (1895/96), S. 20–24.
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Who was Fritz Overbeck?
German artist (1869-1909)
When was Fritz Overbeck born?
Fritz Overbeck was born on 15 September 1869 in Bremen.
When did Fritz Overbeck die?
Fritz Overbeck died on 7 July 1909 in Bremen.
What was Fritz Overbeck's occupation?
Fritz Overbeck was a painter and graphic artist.
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Fritz Overbeck's recorded nationality: Bremen.
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