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Artist: August Macke
Nationality: German
Born: 1887 Meschede
Died: 1914 died in battle at the age of 27 years
Bio: During his childhood, Macke spent time in Basle where he came into contact with the work of Böcklin. He was taught by Corinth, and travelled widely throughout Europe. He married Elisabeth Gerhardt in 1909.
In1910 Macke met Franz Marcin Munich in 1912 they both journeyed to Paris, where they discovered Cubism and the work of Delaunay.
His early Impressionist style developed into a use of strong, sunlit color applied in painterly facets of light. His preferred subject matter remained urban scenes of shopping and leisure. His North African work had a more structured appearance, and in 1913 he experimented with pure abstraction and also produced many watercolors.
In 1914 he visited North Africa with Paul Klee. He was killed in battle, at the age of 27, that same year. |
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