Fritz Beckert 1877 Leipzig - 1962 Dresden) German late Impressionist architectural painter and university lecturer. Studied at the Leipzig art academy 1894-96 and at the Dresden art academy 1896-99 under Friedrich Preller the Younger and Gotthardt Kuehl. Study trips mainly to Thuringia and Franconia, as well as Austria and Italy. 1902 Co-founder of the artists' group "Die Elbier", which became part of the Dresden Secession in 1909.

From 1908 private lecturer for architectural painting at the Dresden Technical University, from 1921 associate professor, and 1925-45 full professor. 1945, War-related destruction of his studio and most of his work. Numerous exhibitions in the 1930s and 1940s, including thr...