Macke's colour laid down in oil
Twenty of August Macke's best-known works, hand-painted in oils on canvas: the hat shop windows, women walking under trees, the sunlit Tunis courtyards from his 1914 trip, and the promenade and lake scenes. Each one is painted to order by university-trained artists in the size and finish you choose, then delivered free anywhere in Australia in 21 to 28 days.
- 100% hand-painted oil on canvas
- Painted to order in your size, framed or stretched
- Free delivery Australia-wide, 21 to 28 days
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Rated 4.81/5 from 549 reviews
All 20 August Macke oil paintings
Every print is made to order. Stretched ready to hang, or with a floating frame. 30-day money-back guarantee.
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August Macke | Large Bright Shop Window -
August Macke | Lady in a Green Jacket -
August Macke | The Storm -
August Macke | Tegernsee Landscape with Man Reading and Dog -
August Macke | Red House in a Park -
August Macke | Zoological Garden -
August Macke | Vegetable Fields -
August Macke | Turkish Cafe -
August Macke | Russian Ballet I -
August Macke | Riders and Strollers in the Avenue -
August Macke | Portrait of the Artist's Wife Elisabeth with a Hat -
August Macke | On the Street -
August Macke | Nude with Coral Necklace -
August Macke | Man Reading in the Park -
August Macke | Promenade -
August Macke | Landscape with Cows and Camel -
August Macke | Hat Shop -
August Macke | Girls Under Trees -
August Macke | Farewell -
August Macke | Colored Forms II
Why Macke
Macke worked small and bright, so scale and wall colour decide everything
Most of his originals are under half a metre, and enlarging that colour changes how the whole room reads.
People often come to Macke through a postcard and are surprised by how much of the picture is flat, deliberate colour rather than detail. Hand-painted in oils at a larger size, those planes gain real body: you can see where the brush loaded up at the edge of a coat or a tree. That is the part a print cannot give you, and it is why his work rewards being hung where you pass it daily.
Go bigger than you think for the landscapes and promenades, around 100 to 120cm wide over a sofa or sideboard, and hang the centre at eye level so the small figures stay readable. Warm white, putty, sand and soft clay walls let his oranges and greens sing. Cool grey-blue paint fights them and makes the canvas look grey. Keep patterned wallpaper and busy rugs away from these, and give a Macke grouping generous space between frames.
How your painting is made
- Choose the size and finishSeven standard sizes from 60 × 50cm to 200 × 135cm. Stretched ready to hang, rolled, or one of our frames. The size guide on every painting shows it to scale.
- Painted to order, by handA university-trained artist paints your piece in oils on canvas, working from the original. Two to three weeks at the easel, then drying time.
- Stretched, framed, checkedGallery-wrapped or framed in our workshop, then photographed and checked before it leaves.
- Delivered free, Australia-wideMade to order in 21 to 28 days, then tracked to your door. Thirty-day money-back guarantee if it isn't what you hoped.
Questions people ask
Is this a print or a real painting?
A real painting. Every piece is hand-painted in oils on canvas by a professional artist. Nothing here is printed, and nothing is a print with paint dabbed on top.
How close is it to the original?
Very. Our artists work from high-resolution references of the original and match composition, colour and brushwork. Because it is painted by hand, no two are identical, which is rather the point.
What sizes can I order?
Seven standard sizes, from 60 × 50cm up to 200 × 135cm, and custom sizes on request. Open the size guide on any painting to see each size to scale next to a sofa.
Framed or unframed?
Your choice at checkout: stretched and ready to hang, rolled in a tube, or framed in floating, classic or ornate frames. A floating frame adds a few centimetres each side; an ornate frame adds roughly 8 to 12cm.
How long does it take?
21 to 28 days, because it is painted to order. Delivery is free and tracked anywhere in Australia.
What if I don't love it?
Thirty-day money-back guarantee. Tell us within thirty days of delivery and we will make it right or refund you.
Famous Artists · Expressionism · Der Blaue Reiter
3 January 1887, Meschede — 26 September 1914, Perthes-lès-Hurlus
Sunlit promenades, hat shops and garden paths — Macke caught modern life in pure, glowing colour. Every painting below is 100% hand-painted in oils on canvas, from $299 with free delivery Australia-wide.
About Macke & our reproductions
The life
August Macke enjoyed rare financial security, leaving him free to study and travel, and he gained the patronage of his wife's uncle, Bernhard Koehler, in return for advising him on his art collection. He first saw Impressionist paintings in Paris in 1907; then, in Munich in 1909, he met Kandinsky and Marc, co-founders of the Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter — the Blue Rider.
Within a few years, through frequent travel and personal contacts, Macke had encountered every major modern art movement, yet he took his own independent line: bright colour laid in broad, outlined areas. Six months after a luminous painting trip to Tunisia, he was killed in action in the first weeks of the First World War, aged just twenty-seven.
Our reproductions
Every Macke reproduction at Direct Art Australia is 100% hand-painted in oils on artist canvas by professional artists — never a print. Our painters mix his radiant colour harmonies and lay them in broad, clean-edged areas that keep their quiet glow. Delivery is free Australia-wide.
Can’t find the Macke work you’re after? We can hand-paint any of his works on request — just ask for a quote.