In Large Bright Showcase, how is the History discussed?
The painting was created by Macke probably in November 1912. It was created after he had seen the canvases of the Italian Futurists at the Rhine Salon of Arts, in Cologne. The Rhine Salon presented works from a traveling exhibition of Futurists that had previously had been shown in Paris, London and in Berlin, at the gallery "Sturm". Macke had visited Cologne with his friend Franz Marc. He shared his impressions of the exhibition in letter to Bernhardt Köhler, dated of October 12, 1912.
A futuristic view of the big city life turned out to be a subject that appealed to Macke. Later, in 1913, the artist developed several variations of the theme of this painting, and in 1913, in Hilterfingen, he painted Fashion Store (German:Modegeschäft).
Franz Marc Cologne Futurists Hilterfingen