{"product_id":"macke-9783836535076","title":"Macke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugust Macke\u003c\/strong\u003e (1887-1914) quickly ascended to notoriety, only to be \u003cstrong\u003ekilled at the tender age of 27 at the start of World War I\u003c\/strong\u003e. Despite his brief career, the artist left a remarkable oeuvre in his wake, his \u003cstrong\u003eobsessions with color \u003c\/strong\u003ereflecting aspects of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, and Expressionism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through his engagement with these diverse schools of art, Macke assimilated disparate influences and approaches into a style entirely his own. Grouped with the \u003cstrong\u003eBlaue Reiter \u003c\/strong\u003emovement, but eschewing the mysticism that often pervaded the works of its artists, Macke returned time and again to \u003cstrong\u003ecolor-led interpretations of beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e, whether the kaleidoscopic watercolor\u003cem\u003e Bright Women in front of the Hat Shop \u003c\/em\u003e(1913), or the shimmering hues of\u003cem\u003e Lady in a Green Jacket \u003c\/em\u003e(1913). These colors reached their zenith in 1914 when \u003cstrong\u003eMacke traveled with Klee and Moilliet to Tunis\u003c\/strong\u003e and became acquainted with North African light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With leading examples from his vivid painterly world, this book introduces us to Macke's short but influential career as a \u003cstrong\u003epioneering Expressionist\u003c\/strong\u003e. From cheerful scenes of parks, zoos, and promenades to his final major work, ominously titled \u003cem\u003eFarewell\u003c\/em\u003e (1914), we explore a remarkable talent for visual impact and an intense pursuit of the \u003cstrong\u003eemotional possibilities of color\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeseure, Anna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Anna Meseure, born in Hamme, Belgium, studied interior design at the NHIBS of the University of Antwerp, as well as art history, history and German philology at the University of Stuttgart. She received her doctorate in 1982 for a work on the history of the Antwerp stock exchange and 19th-century European stock-exchange architecture. From 1982 to 1990 she was an assistant at the Museum Ostwall in Dortmund, then she worked at the Deutsche Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt am Main until 2002. Meseure has published numerous works on art and architecture. Today she lives and works as a freelance art historian in Frankfurt am Main.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50517142700306,"sku":"9783836535076","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b423e7c-17d7-4793-9b94-6727f068b469.jpg?v=1731032173","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/macke-9783836535076","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}