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August Macke

74 works

August Macke (1887-1914) was a German Expressionist painter of Der Blaue Reiter, known for bright scenes of people in parks and streets. Read more

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Abstract painting of overlapping colored rectangles, arcs, and cylinders in red, blue, green, pink and yellow.

Colored Composition of Forms, 1914

1914

Watercolor of a garden with a yellow palm, a striped terracotta pot, and bold patches of green, orange, and blue.

Garden on Lake Thun (Pomegranate Tree and Palm in the Garden), 1914

1914

Watercolor of figures picnicking on a beach beside a yellow sailboat, with bright blue water and green trees.

Picnic on the Beach (Picnic after Sailing), 1913

1913

Painting of a yellow-sailed boat with three people on a blue lake, green hills and cloudy sky behind.

Sailing boat on the Tegernsee Sailing boat on the Tegernsee

1910

Painting of brown cows by a tree with a white sailboat, blue water and colorful houses behind them.

Landscape with Cows, Sailboat, and Figures

1914

Colorful painting of a rococo pavilion on an arched bridge, two figures at the rail, and a herdsman leading cattle among tree

Rococo

1912

Two Girls

1913

Painting of a woman and a man in hats walking past trees in a park, rendered in bold blue, green, yellow and orange.

Leute am blauen See

1913

Painting of a woman in a white dress and a man in a bowler hat standing among colorful trees by a blue lake.

People by the Blue Lake

1913

Three nude boys by water beneath an arching pine, with pink cliffs and blue shadows in loose painted brushwork.

Drei Knaben am Wasser. Verso: Weibliche Akte, Frauen am Tisch

1912

Painting of two wicker baskets, a white cloth and two apples on a red surface, set against dappled green foliage.

Stillleben mit Körben

1911

Painting of a woman in white and a man in green raising his hat in greeting on a colorful city street.

Greeting

1914

Painting of a green-armoured knight on a white horse lancing an orange dragon against an olive background.

Ritter Georg und Drache

1911

Painted self-portrait of a man in a straw hat, dark suit and red tie, set against loose yellow and peach brushwork.

Selbstbildnis mit Hut by August Macke

1909

Pastel landscape of a tree in a golden wheat field with a woman holding a parasol and a bending worker under blue sky.

Baum im Kornfeld

1907

Painting of anglers with bent fishing rods along a pale green river, an elderly man smoking a pipe in the foreground.

Angler am Rhein

1907

Watercolor of a sunlit lane with an arched passage, yellow walls, blue sky, and a woman in a red shawl in the foreground.

View into a Lane

1914

Painting of a winding village street with a church tower, colorful houses and green shutters in bold strokes.

Street with church in Kandern

1911

Colorful painting of a garden with a red tree in a pot, green trees, and blue mountains behind a lake.

Garten am Thuner See by August Macke

1913

Painting of a tightrope walker above a crowd of spectators, with angular red, orange and blue planes and a tent.

Seiltänzer

1914

Painting of a church spire over red and blue rooftops, with a tall red chimney in the foreground and a river at left.

St. Mary's with Houses and Chimney (Bonn)

1911

Painting of a woman in a red headscarf at a café table under a striped awning, beside an arched doorway and orange chairs.

Turkish Café

1914

Painting of a sunlit village landscape with dark-trunked trees, a white house with red roofs, and a blue mountain behind.

Tegernsee Landscape

1910

Painting of a seated nude woman with dark bobbed hair on a patterned bench, set against a colorful blocky background.

Akt (Sitzender weiblicher Akt)

1913

Painting of women and a child walking under colorful trees with red trunks and an orange path, by August Macke.

Sunlight Walk

1913

Painting of a woman with hair in a bun bending over a desk to write on white paper, in a green and yellow interior.

Woman Writing

1910

Painting of a woman in a white headscarf behind a white vase of orange tulips, with a blue jug and orange on a green table.

MAp238 EU

1910

Painting of a seated nude woman seen from behind on patterned pillows, with blue and red striped background.

Sitting Nude with Pillow

1911

Painting of a man in red and a woman in pink standing among swirling colorful trees and foliage.

Couple on the Forest Track

1913

Triptych painting of a zoo with a woman and child, a cockatoo, antelope, flamingos and visitors in bright colours.

Großer Zoologischer Garten, Triptychon

1913

Watercolor of overlapping colored blocks, striped awning, potted plant, red fruit and blue shape by August Macke.

Mann mit Esel

1914

Watercolor of a colorful street scene with figures in yellow jackets, a red parasol and blue shadows, by August Macke.

Mit gelber Jacke

1913

August Macke (1887-1914) was a German Expressionist painter of Der Blaue Reiter, known for bright scenes of people in parks and streets. He was killed in the first weeks of the First World War. Browse 74 works by August Macke from 37 museums, free to download in HD.