Begrüssung (Greeting)

August Macke

Associated Names
August Macke

Artist, German, 1887 - 1914

The image features bold, flowing lines and rounded shapes in an abstract style. Two interconnected figures resembling women appear in the center, supported by dynamic curves. A smaller silhouette of a person riding a horse is in the lower left. Abstract swirling shapes above may represent trees or foliage, echoing the figures below. The composition blends human forms with natural elements, creating recognizable yet abstract figures and landscapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on tan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    block: 24.4 x 19.6 cm (9 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.8 x 27.5 cm (14 7/8 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.141.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Marilyn Pink Master Prints and Drawings, Los Angeles); Mrs. Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 16, 1983; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center verso in graphite: August Macke Begrüssung / #23 / l. r. be[not decipehered]: Elisabeth Macke

Wikidata ID

Q76438982

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