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Arthur Fitger – Bremen Painter Prince and Anti-Worpswedian
He was considered the “Bremen Painter Prince”: Arthur Fitger (1840-1909). As a creator of large-format murals, he has left a decisive mark on Bremen’s cityscape for decades. To this day, many of his works have survived, for example in the Ratskeller or St. Peter’s Cathedral. “There’s no wall that is not covered by Fitger with painting,” tattled the voice of the people.
His sumptuous allegorical works in the style of historicism met the taste of the Bremen bourgeoisie in those days: Fitger was one of the most renowned and sought-after artists in the city. He shaped the zeitgeist not only as a painter but also as an art critic. His reviews in the “Weser-Zeitung” carried weight – it is not for nothing that his damning 1899 review of the young painter Paula Becker is still legendary.
The juxtaposition of works by the painter couple Fritz and Hermine Overbeck makes it clear why Fitger could not approve of the art of the Worpswede painters: too different are the artistic views represented here. Looking at the works of Arthur Fitger and Fritz Overbeck today in comparison, it is hard to imagine that the two artists were contemporaries. A striking “simultaneity of the non-simultaneous” is revealed – and at the same time a fascinating episode in Bremen’s history of the time.
Das Overbeck-Museum wird gefördert von:
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