Bright Street with People, 1914

ArtistAugust Macke, Meschede 1887–1914 Champagne

MediumOil on canvas

(H x W)61,3 × 46,5 cm

Status

not on display

About the workSimple forms suggest a busy street. Inspired by the developments in painting that August Macke discovered during his first trip to Paris in 1907, he began to devote himself to the interplay of form and colour. The same interest was also found among the Rheinische Expressionisten (Rhenish Expressionists) and the Munich artists’ association Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), with which Macke was in close contact. In 1914, he spent some time in Tunis, where he created watercolours and sketches. In this street scene from his hometown Bonn, he brought to life the impressions he gained there using bright light and earthy tones.

AccessionPermanent loan of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia

Provenance26.9.1914 Elisabeth Macke erworben im Erbgang; Januar 1918 – spät. 1960 Emmy Worringer (Aachen 23.3.1878 – 28.7.1961 Düsseldorf), Köln/Düsseldorf, erworben durch Schenkung von Elisabeth Macke; mind. 20./21.5.1960 Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett R.N. Ketterer, 35. Auktion Moderne Kunst, 1. Teil, eingeliefert von Emmy Worringer; 20./21.5.1960 Landesregierung NRW erworben von Ketterer; November 1965 Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf (heute Kunstpalast Düsseldorf) erhalten als Dauerleihgabe des Landes NRW

Inventory number0.1965.5545

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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