Education
He studied with Francisco del Marmol of Spain.
He studied with Francisco del Marmol of Spain.
He was a noted practitioner of the Plein-Air Painting style, an important movement in pre-World World War II Southern California, and a part of the influential Arroyo Seco art scene. Fritz Poock was born in Halberstadt, Germany in 1877. In 1905, Poock moved to Los Angeles, eventually settling in the Highland Park neighborhood.
He worked in construction — including a stint at Manzanillo, Mexico, where he also painted — and as a mechanical drafter until retiring at age 50 to devote himself full-time to painting.
Fritz Poock worked primarily in watercolor and was a member of the influential California Art Club, painted a mural at Santa Monica High School and had shows at the venerable Stendahl Galleries and the Friday Morning Club.