German Artists Archives - The Women Gallery

11th March 202017th May 202019th, Johann Friedrich Overbeck, Neoclassicism

Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789–1869)

Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789 – 1869) Johann Friedrich Overbeck was a German painter and member of the Nazarene movement. He also made four etchings. Born in Lübeck, his ancestors… Read More

19th July 201817th March 202019th, 20th, Expressionism, Figurative, Paula Modersohn-Becker, WOMEN ARTISTS

Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907)

Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) Paula Modersohn-Becker was a German painter and one of the most important representatives of early expressionism. Her brief career was cut short when she died… Read More

5th October 201417th March 202020th, 21th, Contemporary Art, Expressionism, Lucian M Freud

Lucian M Freud (1922–2011)

Lucian M Freud (1922–2011) Lucian Michael Freud, was a British painter and draftsman, specializing in figurative art, and is known as one of the foremost 20th-century portraitists.… Read More

31st March 201417th March 202020th, Expressionism, Karl Hofer, Modern Art

Karl Hofer (1878-1955)

Karl Hofer (1878-1955) Karl Hofer, born in Karlsruhe, Germany, was a painter notable for his extensive contributions to the German Expressionist movement. Figurative, conservatively rendered… Read More

13th January 201417th March 202019th, Friedrich W Schadow, Realism, Romanticism, Victorian

Friedrich W Schadow (1789-1862)

Friedrich W Schadow (1789-1862) Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow, was a German Romantic painter. He was born in Berlin, the second son of the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow, who gave him… Read More