August Macke

✍ Scribed by Cohen, Walter

• Publisher: Parkstone Press International
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 256
• Series: Mega Square
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 form, producing eye-catching canvases that evoke a strong sympathetic reaction in the viewer. He was equally at home portraying the sun drenched streets of Tunisia, the cloudy sky around the Bonn cathedral, and the faceless multitude of a crowded railway station. In this compelling text, Walter Cohen.  Read more...

Abstract: 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 form, producing eye-catching canvases that evoke a strong sympathetic reaction in the viewer. He was equally at home portraying the sun drenched streets of Tunisia, the cloudy sky around the Bonn cathedral, and the faceless multitude of a crowded railway station. In this compelling text, Walter Cohen

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Biography
August Macke
Macke on ""The new Program"" [1914]
The Masks by August Macke
Macke's Letters to Franz Marc
Bonn, after 9 December 1910
Bonn, the 2nd day of Christmas, 1910
Bonn, postmarked 24 March 1911
Bonn, postmarked 15 June 1911
Bonn, 1 September 1911
Bonn, before Christmas 1911
Bonn, 8 January 1912
Bonn, 22 January 1912
Bonn, after 23 January 1912
Bonn, 5 Febuary 1912
Bonn, 28 April 1912
Bonn, 14 May 1912
Letter from Bonn [postmarked: 25 May 1912]
Bonn, postmarked 5 JUne 1912
Bonn, 1 July 1912
Bonn, 23 July 1912
Bonn, 19 May 1913.

✦ Subjects

Macke, August, -- 1887-1914.;Macke, August, -- 1887-1914 -- Correspondence.;Painters -- Germany.;ART -- History -- General.;Painters.;Germany.