August Macke was one of the foremost members of the German Expressionist group The Blue Rider. He lived during a mostly innovative time for German art and saw the development of the German Expressionist movements as well as the arrival of the following avant-garde movements which were forming in the[...]

August Macke (1887-1914) was a master of German Expressionism, a movement which sprang up in the early 1900s with the intent to forego physical reality in search of its emotional counterpart, with a particular emphasis on expressing dark moods of tragedy and angst. Macke was a master of color and fo[...]

During the five years Franz Marc and August Macke knew each other, the two men carried on an artistic and personal friendshipthat had an immense impact on each of their careers. This book traces their relationship and features meticulously reproducedimages that bring their paintings - and the bond t[...]