ETCHING Signed ~ WORPSWEDE SCHOOL ~ c1900 Great Landscape Trees FRITZ OVERBECK

Description: A very fine early modern hand signed etching by noted German painter and printmaker Fritz Overbeck (1869-1909). Overbeck was a fairly important German painting working at the Worpswede artist's colony with compatriots such as Otto Modersohn, Heinrich Vogeler, and Paula Modersohn-Becker. This velvety textured etching dates to his time there and was printed by the master printer Otto Felsig who also signed it in pencil opposite of Overbeck's pencil signature. The image measures 6 1/4× 5 1/4 inches, sheet size is approx. 13 x 10 inches. The lower margin is signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right. It has a couple of minor spots on the reverse, otherwise in excellent condition and will frame up beautifully. Fritz Overbeck (1869-1909) met Otto Modersohn and Fritz Mackensen at the Düsseldorf Academy and visited Worpswede for the first time in 1892 before settling there two years later. His paintings come to life with their colouristic interpretation of the moorlands, the use of color in atmospheric settings of the most basic themes. In many of Overbeck’s works, the sky plays a major role. When the peaceful atmosphere of Worpswede was disturbed by the arrival of more and more artists, Overbeck was one of the first to leave the circle of old Worpswede masters in 1905 and resided in the town of Bröken near Vegesack until his untimely death. A more comprehensive biography can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Overbeck

Price: 255 USD

Location: Spring Hill, Florida

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