August Macke - Circus [1913]Three acrobats attend to a female rider who has had an accident. Her ine
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August Macke - Circus [1913]Three acrobats attend to a female rider who has had an accident. Her inert body is carried from the ring, while the horse that has caused the tragedy is led away. Closer to the foreground, a figure bending over in the shadows turns his back on the viewer in a sign of grief. In this work the circus reveals its dual nature, in which merriment can instantly transform itself into profound sadness and in which danger and death constantly lie in wait. The fragile rider and the circus can be related to August Macke (Meschede, 1887 - Perthes-les-Hurlus, 1914), an artist who felt himself to be located on the margins of society in a way comparable to circus people.[Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid - Oil on cardboard) -- source link