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Macke, August

August Macke born 3.1.1887 in Meschede - died (fallen) 26.9.1914 in Perthes-les-Hurlus/Champagne

The German painter August Macke was one of the most outstanding artists from the circle "Der blaue Reiter" and a very talented representative of Expressionism. After dropping out of high school, he studied from 1904-1906 at the Düsseldorf Art school. Macke broke off his studies and from then on devoted himself to the free artistic activity, initially as a stage designer. His first trips took him from 1905 to Italy, Holland and Belgium. During a first Staying in Paris in 1907, Macke got involved with paintings of Monet, Degas, Pissaro and Manet. Later he became a pupil of Corinth in Berlin. During his second stay in Paris in 1908, the artists van Gogh, Cezanne and Seurat exerted influence on Mackes artistic development.

In 1909 he married Elisabeth Gerhardt. A year later it came in Munich to the first meeting with Franz Marc, from which a lifelong friendship developed. He joines the group "Der Blaue Reiter" founded in Munich in 1911 by Kandinsky, Marc and Münter. In 1912, he had met Paul Klee for the first time. Macke had his first exhibition with three pictures in the group "Der Blaue Reiter". In 1913 Macke had his first contact with Delaunay, who gave him important artistic impulses.

Macke now developed his own artistic pictorial language: "Nature must be within myself.” During a visit by Paul Klee, the idea arose to take a trip to Tunis. In April 1914, Klee, Macke and Moilliet set off for North Africa. Due to the intensity of light and inspired by the oriental colors Macke created a variety of watercolors and drawings.

Main themes of his work were nudes, couples and passers-by, dancers, river, sailing and sea scenes and other landscapes. Macke led a happy life, always surrounded by friends and patrons.
In his style of painting, the joy of colored expression, its dynamism in the picture, vibrating and full of life and liveliness. Light effects and shadow spots give him a thrilling tension.

After the outbreak of war, Macke is drafted. "The war is of nameless sadness. You're gone before you realize it," he wrote in one of his last letters. On 26.9.1914 Macke falls on the battlefield in Champagne. In the obituary, his friend Franz Marc writes: "He has the brightest of all of us in color - and gave the purest sound, as clear and bright as his whole being has been".

Text © by Jürgen Banse, 2014

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August Macke: Woman with a Parasol In Front of a Hat Shop
Woman with a Parasol In Front of a Hat Shop
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August Macke: Lady In Green Jacket
Lady In Green Jacket
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August Macke: Color Composition (Lake Thun)
Color Composition (Lake Thun)
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August Macke: Courtyard of the Country House In St. Germain
Courtyard of the Country House In St. Germain
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August Macke: People at the Blue Lake
People at the Blue Lake
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August Macke: Red House at the Park
Red House at the Park
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August Macke: Sailboat, Tegernsee
Sailboat, Tegernsee
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August Macke: View of an Alley
View of an Alley
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August Macke: Turkish Cafe II
Turkish Cafe II
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August Macke: Promenade
Promenade
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August Macke: Woman Carrying a Bowl of Flowers
Woman Carrying a Bowl of Flowers
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August Macke: Colored Checks
Colored Checks
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August Macke: Vegetable Fields
Vegetable Fields
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August Macke: Landscape with Church and Path
Landscape with Church and Path
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August Macke: Woman In Front of a Hat Shop
Woman In Front of a Hat Shop
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August Macke: Bright Women In Front of the Hat Shop
Bright Women In Front of the Hat Shop
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August Macke: Cabin Drawers
Cabin Drawers
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August Macke: Hutladen an Der Promenade
Hutladen an Der Promenade
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August Macke: Fashion Store
Fashion Store
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August Macke: Fashion Window
Fashion Window
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August Macke: Couple at the Garden Table.
Couple at the Garden Table.
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August Macke: Portrait with Apples
Portrait with Apples
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August Macke: Sunny Way
Sunny Way
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August Macke: Form Cabin Drawers
Form Cabin Drawers
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August Macke: Abstract Shapes
Abstract Shapes
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August Macke: Abstract Forms XII
Abstract Forms XII
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August Macke: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
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August Macke: Nude on White Cloth
Nude on White Cloth
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August Macke: Nude, Standing
Nude, Standing
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August Macke: At the Swiss House
At the Swiss House
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August Macke: Am Thuner See I
Am Thuner See I
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August Macke: At Lake Thun, Picnic After Sailing
At Lake Thun, Picnic After Sailing
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August Macke: Angler Am Rhein
Angler Am Rhein
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August Macke: Annie and Walter
Annie and Walter
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August Macke: View from Tegernsee
View from Tegernsee
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August Macke: Arabic Cafe (Little Turk)
Arabic Cafe (Little Turk)
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August Macke: Workers In the Field Near Kandern
Workers In the Field Near Kandern
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August Macke: On the Field In Kandern
On the Field In Kandern
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August Macke: At the Thun Cemetery
At the Thun Cemetery
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August Macke: Exhibition of Rhenish Expressionists II
Exhibition of Rhenish Expressionists II
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August Macke: Bathers on the Green Slope
Bathers on the Green Slope
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August Macke: Bathing Girls with City In the Background
Bathing Girls with City In the Background
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August Macke: Bathers and Turkish Rider, Embroidery Design
Bathers and Turkish Rider, Embroidery Design
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August Macke: Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat
Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat
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August Macke: Tree In the Cornfield
Tree In the Cornfield
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