August Macke

August Macke 1887 - 1914 Reiter zu Pferde, Kandern. 1907. Oil on cardboard. Inscribed “3” in the lower right and “Kiel” in the lower left by a hand other than the artist’s, as well as an illegibly numbered. With the estate stamp (Lugt 1775 b) on the backing board of the frame. 33 x 42 cm (12.9 x 16.5 in). Original reverse side of “Portrait Study of Elisabeth Gerhardt” (CR no. 66). A pencil sketch can be found in Sketchbook No. 13 on p. 74; another pencil sketch depicting the dwarfish rider appears on pp. 80–81 of the same sketchbook. [AW]. • Early work by the prominent German Expressionist. • Using intense, high-contrast colors, Macke captures rural life in Kandern, where he repeatedly visited his sister between 1905 and 1914. • In 1907, the year this work was created, Macke became acquainted with Impressionist painting during a trip to Paris and subsequently took art classes with Lovis Corinth in Berlin. • Beginning in 1911, Macke was a member of the “Blauer Reiter” artists’ circle in Munich. PROVENANCE: The artist’s estate (bearing the estate stamp on the backing board of the frame). Sofie Gerhardt, Bonn. Elisabeth Erdmann-Macke, Bonn. Constanze Eggert, Berlin (1957). Galerie Folker Skulim, Berlin (ca. 1969). Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia. In the family’s possession ever since. LITERATURE: Ursula Heiderich, August Macke. Gemälde. Werkverzeichnis, Ostfildern 2008, CR no. 69 (with black-and-white illustration on p. 311; with differing dimensions). - - Gustav Vriesen, August Macke, Stuttgart 1953, cat. no. 26. Gustav Vriesen, August Macke, 2nd expanded ed., Stuttgart 1957, cat. no. 26b (with illustration on p. 308). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 13.53 h +/- 20 min.

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