August Macke

Hardback

Main Details

Title August Macke
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Walter Cohen
SeriesMega Square
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 162,Width 145
Category/GenreArt and design styles - Expressionism
Painting and paintings
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9781781602508
ClassificationsDewey:759.3
Audience
General
Illustrations 120 illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Parkstone Press Ltd
Imprint Sirrocco Publishing Ltd
Publication Date 12 September 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 examines the brief life of an artist whose seemingly limitless potential was tragically cut short by his untimely death.

Author Biography

Dr Walter Cohen was a respected art historian and curator in Dusseldorf, Germany. As a patron of the Avant-garde and private collector, he was able to create a large collection of Expressionist art in the 1920s. Soon after, the National Socialists declared his collection "degenerate," like so many other pieces and collections of the time. In 1942, Cohen was hunted and murdered in the Dachau concentration camps due to his Jewish ancestry.Despite being hidden throughout the course of World War II, Cohen's collection was nearly completely destroyed. His wife Margarete Umbach and her second husband did their best to reconstruct the collection after the war ended.Cohen published works on subjects including August Macke and Rheinland artistry