(courtesy of www.augustmacke.com)

Born on January 3rd, 1887, in Meschede, August Macke grew up in Bonn and Cologne. Being filled with enthusiasm about the painting of Böcklin, he began his studies at the art college and the arts and crafts school in Düsseldorf. In 1907 August Mac

Abstract, Abstract painting, Bright, Der blaue reiter, Figurative, Figurative painting, German expressionism

Melanie Schiff’s photographs utilize formal elements of two of the medium’s most ubiquitous types, the still life and the self-portrait. The artist’s keen feel for mise-en-scène, her eye for the low-key lyricism of the everyday, and her easy sense of humor imbue the quotidian subject matter sh

Beautiful , Bright

(With courtesy from http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/marc/)

Franz Marc was born on February 8, 1880, in Munich, Germany. He studied at the Munich Art Academy and traveled to Paris several times where he saw the work of Gauguin

Abstract, Bright, Composed, German expressionism, Pioneering

19th century photography, Abstract expressionism, Abstract painting, Ancient roman art, Art brut/outsider art, Art nouveau, Bad girl art, Beautiful , Bright, Elegant, Erotic, Feminine, Figurative, Intimate, Perceptual, Sensual