colored forms i august macke

colored forms i august mackeA pioneer of pictorial expressionism in Germany, August Macke actively contributed to the formation of the artist group Der Bleue Reiter with Vassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc. This work reflects the painter's desire to move towards an increasingly abstract interpretation of his subject. It is the first of aseries of paintings entitled 'Farbige Formen' ('Coloured Forms' in German), completed a few months before the young Macke's death in France. Would

protruding body

Switzerland and her native Russia during her long career

when the artist sought to go beyond the boundaries of figurative representation

evokes an atmosphere of serenity and solitude

without referring to objects or images from the real world

The rocks are a symbol of faith

Edgard Degas knew the Paris Opera well

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which dominates the composition and conveys a feeling of warmth

The work is part of the gemstone series which also includes Ruby and Topaz

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The diagonal composition of the field