Andreas Dirks studied in Dusseldorf and Weimar. He was a student of the master class of Th. Hagen. For a time he was also in New York. Dirks was a member of Exhibitors Association Dusseldorf. His motives Dirks found on the Frisian Islands in the North Sea and the Wadden.

Paintings of the artist are found among others in the galleries in Wuppertal, Dusseldorf, Weimar and Kiel. Dirks later became a professor.

Andreas Dirks (1865-1922) was born on Sylt and received his artistic training in Hamburg and at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Specializing in marine and maritime landscapes, he was one of the most important marine painters of the Düsseldorf School around 1900. In 1916 Andreas Dirks was appointed professor.

His works were exhibited, for instance, at the International art exhibitions at the Munich Glass Palace. (cbo)