Solo show
August and Elisabeth Macke - The Artist and the Manageress
28 May 2021 — 5 Sep 2021 at Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
· Münster
This special exhibition at the Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History shines a light on the remarkable relationship between August Macke, one of the leading figures of German Expressionism, and his wife Elisabeth Macke. Far more than a supportive spouse, Elisabeth played a decisive role in managing and shaping August's artistic career. The exhibition examines how their partnership — personal and professional — influenced the work and legacy of one of the most beloved painters of the early twentieth century.
About the artist
August Macke
1887–1914 · Expressionism
August Robert Ludwig Macke was a German Expressionist painter. He was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter. He lived during a particularly active time for German art: he saw the development of the main German Expressionist movements as well as the arrival of…
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Elisabeth Macke
1888–1978
Elisabeth Erdmann-Macke was a German writer who focused on memoirs of her time as the wife of the expressionist painter August Macke, who had portrayed her more than 200 times. He died in World War I. Later, she lived in Berlin with her second husband, Lothar Erdmann, who died in a concentration…
About the artist →About the venue
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
· Münster
The Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History is an arts and cultural museum in Münster, Germany.
