Walk in flowers 

August Macke painted “Walk in Flowers” using oil on canvas. The painting shows two women strolling through a vibrant garden, rendered in a style that blends elements of Fauvism and early Cubism. Made in Germany, sometime before the first world war, Macke’s use of bright colors and fragmented forms reflects the broader European avant-garde's move away from representational accuracy. Instead, he captures the emotional and sensory experience of the scene. The women, dressed in fashionable attire, suggest a certain social class and leisure. Note how the garden, a symbol of cultivated nature, becomes a space for social display and personal contemplation. Macke was associated with the “Der Blaue Reiter” group, a collective of artists interested in spirituality and abstraction. Examining Macke's biography, and the historical context of early 20th-century Germany, one can gain a richer understanding of how the artist sought to represent the changing experience of modern life.