August Macke
Dancer
1914
Opaque colors, over washed ink drawing
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
The ballet Le Carnaval had an extremely stimulating effect on visual artists, as this work on paper by August Macke (1887–1914) shows. In addition to Macke and Ernst Oppler (1867–1929), Max Pechstein (1881–1955) also produced graphic works and a painting dedicated to this ballet.