Zoo

ID: #1858 | Expresionism | People

Date: 1912
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany

The painting depicts an abstract scene with figures and animals. In the background can be seen blurred contours of green plants and trees. In the foreground are figures that may represent people, and various animal shapes - perhaps birds and other animals. The colours are varied with a predominance of green, yellow, blue and orange. The painting style is expressive with visible brushstrokes and abstracted forms.

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Macke painted picture Zoo in 1912. Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is long. This art piece is located in Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

August Macke (1887-1914). German expressionist painter and a prominent member of the group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). He lived in a time when the arts in Germany were undergoing tumultuous and innovative developments and the avant-garde art movement was beginning. Much of his relatively short life was spent in Bonn, although he toured Tunisia and France, where he was confronted with the works of the Impressionists and Postimpressionists. He was friends with Kandinsky and Franz Marc, with whom he shared aesthetics, mystique and an interest in the symbols of the art group Der Blaue Reiter. His works (particularly those which arose after his return from Tunisia) are Expressionist - they resign on reproducing reality but rather try to capture the atmosphere and mood (eg. The painting View into a Lane). August Macke died on the front line during the First World War.