August Macke

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August Macke was a German Expressionist painter known for his vibrant use of color and harmonious, modern depictions of everyday life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German Expressionist painter
human
painter
causeOfDeath killed in action
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
dateOfBirth 1887-01-03
dateOfDeath 1914-09-26
educatedAt Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Kunstgewerbeschule Köln
ethnicGroup German
familyName Macke
fieldOfWork painting
watercolor painting
genre genre painting
landscape painting
still life painting
givenName August
influencedBy Fauvism
Franz Marc
French Impressionism
Robert Delaunay
Wassily Kandinsky
mannerOfDeath death in war
memberOf Der Blaue Reiter group
movement Der Blaue Reiter
Expressionism
Rhenish Expressionism
name August Macke
notableFor harmonious, modern depictions of everyday life
vibrant use of color
notableWork Children at the Fair
Colored Composition
Fashion Store
Garden Restaurant
Girls under Trees
Indian on a Horse
Kairouan (III)
Lady in a Green Jacket
People by the Blue Lake
Promenade
Seated Nude with Cushions
Still Life with Apples
Strollers at the Lake II
Tightrope Walker
Tunisian Garden
Turkish Café
View into a Lane
Woman in a Green Jacket (watercolor)
Woman with Umbrella in Front of a Hat Shop
occupation painter
watercolorist
participantIn World War I
placeOfBirth German Empire
Meschede
Westphalia
placeOfDeath France
Marne NERFINISHED
Perthes-lès-Hurlus
religion Protestantism
sexOrGender male
spouse Elisabeth Erdmann-Macke
workLocation Bonn
Munich
Paris

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