August Macke was born in Meschede in Sauerland in 1887. During his childhood, Macke lived in Cologne and in Bonn. From 1904 to 1906 Macke studied at the art academy and at the Düsseldorf school of arts and crafts. He could not find his feet there and in 1907/1908 Macke went to the painting school of Lovis Corinth in Berlin. But Corinth's critical attitude clashed with his short-tempered nature and he soon no longer felt at home there.
Only after coming into contact with Impressionism did Macke begin to develop his own style. A great support for Macke has always been Bernhard Koehler. The uncle of his later wife, a manufacturer in Berlin, supported the new generation of artists with purchases. Koehler already owned works by Manet, Courbet, Cézanne, and Van Gogh, and allowed Macke to travel to Paris in 1907.
Nicoline studied at the Art Academy of Groningen. In 2011, she founded Studio POPPY and designs printed matter and wall decorations. Studio POPPY is located in the heart of Amsterdam... Read more…