Franz Marc's quote in 1914; as cited in the exhibition-text 'Die Blaue Reiter', Gemeentemuseum the Hague, Netherlands 2010
• on the death of his close friend August Macke, who was killed in the first months of World War 1.
• on the death of his close friend August Macke, who was killed in the first months of World War 1.
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In war we are all equal, but among a thousand good men, a bullet hit an irreplaceable one. We painters know well that with the loss of his harmony [of August Macke], the color in German art will become many shades paler..
— Franz Marc
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In war we are all equal, but among a thousand good men, a bullet hit an irreplaceable one. We painters know well that with the loss of his harmony [of August Macke], the color in German art will become many shades paler.." in the context of "Franz Marc's quote in 1914; as cited in the exhibition-text 'Die Blaue Reiter', Gemeentemuseum the Hague, Netherlands 2010
• on the death of his close friend August Macke, who was killed in the first months of World War 1." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "August Macke" (Quotes about August Macke: sorted chronologically, after date of the quotes about August Macke)
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About August Macke
August Macke (3 January 1887 – 26 September 1914) was a German Expressionist artist, who was well-known for introducing bright colors in the early stages of Expressionism. He was part of the art-group Der Blaue Reiter, which he joined through his friendship with Franz Marc, and knew Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Robert Delaunay; before his death in the First World War, he would leave behind hundreds of artworks, celebrated by the people around him.
About August Macke
August Macke (3 January 1887 – 26 September 1914) was a German Expressionist artist, who was well-known for introducing bright colors in the early stages of Expressionism. He was part of the art-group Der Blaue Reiter, which he joined through his friendship with Franz Marc, and knew Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Robert Delaunay; before his death in the First World War, he would leave behind hundreds of artworks, celebrated by the people around him.
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