Two children
1912
August Macke captures a tender, almost dreamlike moment between a towering woman in a vibrant red dress and a tiny, yellow-clad child holding her hand. Created in 1912 during his Expressionist phase, the piece uses playful, squiggly lines of purple, green, and yellow to create a whimsical, floating atmosphere around the figures. Macke was a key figure in the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter, known for his bright colors and fascination with light. Tragically, his brilliant career was cut short when he was killed in action during World War I at just 27 years old, making these joyful, colorful sketches even more poignant today.
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