Greeting (Begrüssung)

August Macke was one of the great Colourists of German Expressionism, his paintings clearly inspired by Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, and Abstraction. Macke’s daily scenes of elegant urban flâneurs window-shopping, promenading through the park, or ambling around the zoo, are characterized by dynamic use of light and bright, harmonious colours. However, what was a promising artistic career was cut short in 1914, when, aged only 27, Macke died at the French front, a few weeks after the declaration of World War One.

Meschede, Germany