Portrait with Apples

August Macke

1909 · Oil on canvas · Lenbachhaus, Munich

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About this work

Artist: August Macke (1887–1914)
Year: 1909
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 66 × 59.5 cm
Collection: Lenbachhaus, Munich
Movement: Expressionism

A young woman in a dark green dress, a white shawl over her shoulders, holds a plate of three apples, yellow, green and red, her eyes lowered and turned slightly aside; a yellow curtain gathered with a cord closes the right side, and the background is a deep brownish black. The sitter is Elisabeth Gerhardt, whom Macke married in October 1909, and the portrait was painted shortly after the wedding, when she was expecting their first child. On their honeymoon in Paris he had studied the Fauves, whose influence appears in the simplified planes and strong colour. The painting was bought in 1912 by the collector Bernhard Koehler, Elisabeth's uncle, at the Sonderbund exhibition in Cologne, and the Koehler foundation gave it to the Lenbachhaus in Munich in 1965.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A young woman in green with a white shawl holding three apples, for a kitchen, dining room or bedroom at 24×36 in natural wood. A deep green, cream or warm ochre wall; it pairs with Jawlensky's Lady with Fan.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1909)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: intimate
Rooms: bedroom, kitchen, dining room, living room, dorm room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Portrait with Apples in the public domain?

Yes. August Macke (1887–1914) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Lenbachhaus.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Portrait with Apples painted, and in what medium?

Portrait with Apples dates from 1909 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 66 × 59.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Portrait with Apples we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of August Macke's Portrait with Apples — the artist's wife holding a plate of apples, a white shawl over a dark dress — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Macke: Colour, Light and Promenades, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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