August Macke

Also known as August Robert Ludwig Macke

German painter of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914)

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August Macke was a German painter who was part of the influential Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter in the early 20th century. His work matters because he contributed to a major artistic movement that transformed how artists approached color and form, though his impact was cut short when he died in 1914 at age 27.

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Born: 1887
Died: 1914
Works: 37

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Auguste Macke
44 [Vierundvierzig] Zeichnungen
August Macke, "Durchfreuen der Natur": Gem alde, Zeichnungen und Aquarelle aus dem Kunstmuseum Bonn und dem August-Macke-Haus, Bonn. Ausstellung, Sinclair-Haus, ALTANA Kulturforum, Bad Homburg v.d. H ohe, 10. November 2006 bis 21. Januar 2007
Macke und die Tradition
Bon Shiritsu Bijutsukan shozō, Raingawa no shikisai to hikari

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Listeners: 172
Total plays: 1,312

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Works in European collections

15 objects attributed to August Macke, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Girls under Trees

Sunny Way

Victoria Bridge with Houses in Rain

Pastures at the creek

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August Robert Ludwig Macke (3 January 1887 – 26 September 1914) was a German Expressionist painter. He was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). He lived during a particularly active time for German art: he saw the development of the main German Expressionist movements as well as the arrival of the successive avant-garde movements which were forming in the rest of Europe. As an artist of his time, Macke knew how to integrate into his painting the elements of the avant-garde which most interested him. Like his friend Franz Marc and Otto Soltau, he was one of the young German artists who died in the First World War.