A style of his own The colorful work of a truly avant-garde painter In the course of his short life German painter August Macke (1887--1914) combined inspirations from extremely different sources into a unique & personal style Macke was engaged with the world closely following the development of abstract art & at the same time feeling tied to the Blauer Reiter movement of Munich Macke developed a flat yet ornamental style but always remained true to objective representation His cheerful scenes of parks zoos & promenades with shop windows are filled with bold yet harmonious colors Their brilliance reached its zenith in 1914 when he traveled with Klee & Moilliet to Tunis & became acquainted with the light of the African sun About the series Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features a detailed chronological summary of the life & oeuvre of the artist covering his or her cultural & historical importance a concise biography Approx. 100 illustrations with explanatory captions