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Study for a self-portrait by August Macke

Study for a self-portrait

August Macke · 1907

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DETAILS
Artist
August Macke
Date
1907
Location
Lenbachhaus
ART MOVEMENTS
Der Blaue Reiter
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THE ARTIST

August Macke

August Macke was a German Expressionist painter and a key member of Der Blaue Reiter, whose vibrant works captured the joy of everyday life before his untimely death in World War I.

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