What art movement was Macke part of?

August Macke was a founder of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a key German Expressionist group. He worked alongside Kandinsky and Franz Marc.

Where is this portrait now?

The work held in a private collection. It dates from 1903, early in Macke's career before his Expressionist period.

What happened to August Macke?

Macke was killed at age twenty-seven in September 1914, just two months after World War I began. His promising career was tragically cut short.

Where Is Portrait of Dr. Ludwig Deubner, writing?

August Macke created the portrait of Dr. Ludwig Deubner in 1903, capturing the subject absorbed in writing. The work shows Macke's early development before he became one of the leading figures of German Expressionism and a founder of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group.

Macke's vitality and love for life led him to experiment constantly, developing a personal variant of Cubism based on his special relationship with color. Unlike the more theoretical Kandinsky and Marc, he preferred simple, everyday scenes. This early portrait demonstrates his gift for observing human activity with warmth and directness.

It currently hangs in a private collection. Macke's career was tragically brief. He was killed in September 1914 at age twenty-seven during the First World War, just two months after its outbreak. His work remains among the most beloved of the German Expressionist movement.