August Macke
- January 9, 2024
- Painter
Quick Facts
August Macke Biography
| Name | August Macke |
| Birthday | Jan 3 |
| Birth Year | 1887 |
| Place Of Birth | Meschede |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Parents | August Friedrich Hermann Macke, Maria Florentine Adolph |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Erdmann-Macke |
| Children(s) | Walter Macke, Wolfgang Macke |
August Macke is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on January 3, 1887 in Meschede, Germany. German Expressionist artist known for his colorful landscape paintings; prominent in The Blue Rider group. Some of his works included “View into a Lane,” a watercolor from 1914, and “Rokoko,” an oil on canvas from 1912.
He was a close friend of German painter an d printmaker Franz Marc.
He was the only child of building contractor and amateur artist August Friedrich Hermann Macke. He married Elisabeth Gerhardt in 1909.
August Macke Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Painter |
| House | Living in own house. |
August Macke is one of the richest Painter from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, August Macke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He worked as a stage and costume designer at the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf while taking evening art classes with Fritz Helmut Ehmke and studying at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
He collaborated with Paul Klee and Robert Delaunay.
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Who is August Macke Dating?
According to our records, August Macke married to Elisabeth Erdmann- Macke. As of December 1, 2023, August Macke’s is not dating anyone.
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August Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. August Macke celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.
What is August Macke known for?
August Macke, (born January 3, 1887, Meschede, Germany—died September 26, 1914, Perthes-les-Hurlus, France), German painter who was a leader of Der Blaue Reiter (“The Blue Rider”), an influential group of Expressionist artists.
Where did August Macke live?
Meschede
Who was the leader of Blue Rider?
(The Blue Rider) Formed in 1911 in Munich as an association of painters and an exhibiting society led by Vasily Kandinsky and Franz Marc.
What are the two movements of German Expressionism called?
There were two main groups of German expressionist artists: Die Brücke (the bridge) led by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) led by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc.
Who founded The Blue Rider?
Franz Marc was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the pioneers of German Expressionism. Along with August Macke and Kandinksy, Marc founded The Blue Rider artist group. A student of Futurism and Cubism, Marc was a master of color and depth, and a major influence on mid-twentieth-century abstractionists.