Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
August Macke
Born: January 3, 1887
Died: September 26, 1914 (aged 27)
Bio: August Macke was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter.
Known for:
- Anglers on the Rhine (1907)
- Portrait of Franz Marc (1910)
- Gartenbild (1911)
- Sailing boat on the Tegernsee (1910)
- Still life hyacinths carpet (1910)