Carl Rudolph "Fritz" Poock (February 20, 1877 – January 2, 1945) was an American artist born in Germany.
He was a noted practitioner of the Plein-Air Painting style, an important movement in pre-World War II Southern California, and a part of the influential Arroyo Seco art scene.
[2] In 1905, Poock moved to Los Angeles, eventually settling in the Highland Park neighborhood.
[5] Fritz Poock worked primarily in watercolor and was a member of the influential California Art Club,[6] painted a mural at Santa Monica High School[6] and had shows at the venerable Stendahl Galleries[3] and the Friday Morning Club.
Upon his death in 1945, his wife Doris Poock donated paintings to the City of Los Angeles[7] and to the Southwest Museum of the American Indian.