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Moor, Evening Atmosphere, n. d.

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Etching on paper
40.5×34.8 cm

Artists

  • Fritz Overbeck

    (Bremen 1869–1909 Bröcken near Vegesack)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
This etching speaks to the fascination that the landscape of Worpswede in the north-German Teufelsmoor region held for the artist Fritz Overbekck (1869—1909). In his composition, he makes skillful use of the melancholy-evoking evening hour that already ushers in the darkness of night. The representation is particularly characterized by an attentive sense for detail; one can almost feel the whistling wind. For his etchings, the plates of which were destroyed decades after his death in the bomb raids of World War II, he also added cigar ash to the acidic etchant needed in the process.

ASch, 2021

Object data

Artist/author
  • Fritz Overbeck
Title
Moor, Evening Atmosphere
Date
n. d.
Art movement
Atmospheric Impressionism
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Etching on paper
Dimensions
40.5×34.8 cm
Signature
Signed lower left on the plate: F. Overbeck
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 3590
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Keywords
landscape depictiontreefirmament/skydusk/evening twilight

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landscape depictiontreefirmament/skydusk/evening twilight