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August Macke
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German painter of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914)
August Macke was a German painter who was part of the influential Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter in the early 20th century. His work matters because he contributed to a major artistic movement that transformed how artists approached color and form, though his impact was cut short when he died in 1914 at age 27.
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Within Vinony's link graph, August Macke is referenced by 313 other articles, and connects out to Expressionism, World War I and Städel Museum.
Vinony files it under 1887 births, 1914 deaths and 20th-century German male artists.
Its subject is documented across 58 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- August
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Meschede
- Place of death
- Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus
- Spouse
- Elisabeth Erdmann-Macke
- Occupation
- scenographer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- Documenta III
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- portrait
- Movement
- Expressionism
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- August Macke 042.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- August Macke
- date of death
- 1914-09-26
- date of birth
- 1887-01-03
- Commons Creator page
- August Macke
- relative
- Helmuth Macke
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- August Macke
- topic's main category
- Category:August Macke
- name in native language
- August Robert Ludwig Macke
- birth name
- August Robert Ludwig Macke
- military casualty classification
- killed in action
- place of burial
- Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus
- has works in the collection
- Museum Frieder Burda
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Works in European collections
15 objects attributed to August Macke, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Gallery (12)
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