Focus on this artwork and explain the History.
Macke moved with his wife Elisabeth to Hilterfingen, on the Lake Thun, in Switzerland, in November 1913, where his mother-in-law had a house. The small, orderly bourgeois town inspired him to create a series of quiet, subdued compositions. In particular, he became particularly interested by hat shop windows, which he would frequently make the theme of his paintings. Clearly visible in these works is a focus on subjects from everyday life and the passing moment, as was also known from the Impressionists. Although the formalizing abstraction creates a certain detachment, his works from this period, which came to a close in April 1914, nevertheless radiate a striking positivity.
Impressionists Switzerland Hilterfingen Lake Thun