August Macke

(1887–1914) tysk målare inom expressionismen

August Macke (1887–1914) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, August Macke belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.

August Macke was born in Meschede and died in Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus. August Macke worked in Bonn, Paris, Berlin, and Düsseldorf. Wikidata associates August Macke with Expressionism.

The best-known works include ‘Girls under Trees’, ‘Porträt mit Äpfeln: Frau des Künstlers’, and ‘Gartentor’. The works belong mainly to the genres landscape painting and portrait. The catalogue has 106 works by August Macke with free images. The dated works span the years 1903–1914. Works by August Macke are held by several collections, among them LWL-Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, and Lenbachhaus. Wikidata links 6 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The avant-garde’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Saturnino Herrán, István Farkas, Anselmo Bucci, Axel Revold, and Estella Canziani.

• The interwar years
• Porträtt med äpplen
• Kvinna i grön dräkt
• Kvinna med parasoll framför en hattbutik
• label
• Large Bright Showcase
• Native Americans on Horses
• Flickor under träden
• Zoological Garden I