Gallery Edition – lberg mit Bahngleisen II by August Macke – 44×55 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In 1912, August Macke’s lberg mit Bahngleisen II embodied the tumultuous spirit of Expressionism, a style that reveled in the subjective and the emotive. This landscape, characterized by loose brushstrokes and a palette of muted blues, browns, beiges, and whites, presents a dreamlike atmosphere, where the natural world is distorted to convey a sense of tension and unease. Macke’s technique, marked by bold, gestural strokes, imbues the composition with a kinetic energy, as if the very landscape itself were in flux. The artist’s intent was not to represent reality but to evoke an emotional response, to tap into the viewer’s psyche and elicit a visceral reaction.When enlarged to 44×55 inches, lberg mit Bahngleisen II assumes a monumental scale, its spatial rhythm and chromatic structure exerting a profound impact on a luxury interior environment. The palette, now writ large, envelops the space in a somber, melancho