Fritz Melbye
(1826–1869) Danish artist (1826-1896)
Fritz Melbye (Venezuela, 1826–1869) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Fritz Melbye belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Fritz Melbye was born in Helsingør and died in Shanghai. Fritz Melbye studied under Anton Melbye. Wikidata associates Fritz Melbye with Romanticism. The students included Camille Pissarro.
The works belong mainly to the genres marine art and landscape painting. The catalogue has 9 works by Fritz Melbye with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1869. Works by Fritz Melbye are held by Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and Olana State Historic Site.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Ludovic Piette, Adolf Lier, Novak Radonić, Ramon Martí Alsina, and Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq.