Helmuth Macke (1891 - 1936)

Helmuth Macke

Helmuth Macke was a German painter of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter and graphic artist, landscape painter, genre painter and portraitist.

Helmuth Macke is considered a representative of Rhenish Expressionism. His work merged influences of constructivism, abstractionism and other artistic movements. At the end of his career he created the "Blue Room" for the industrialist Karl Gröppel in Krefeld; it was discovered after decades of neglect in 2012 and now adorns the Krefeld Villa Goecke after restoration.