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He [Robert Delaunay] gives movement itself [in his pictures], the Futurists only illustrate movement.

— August Macke

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Macke visited Delaunay in 1912, in Paris, and Robert Delaunay went to Macke in Bonn, 1913

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It was the desire for living, vital expression which built Gothic cathedrals, which created Mozart sonatas. I believe it is going to stay that way for long time to come.

In 'The New Program (1914)

I have been in Munich this week, and got to know the whole 'Neue Künstlervereinigung' at Tannhauser's [gallery] – Jawlensky, Kandinsky etc. For Munich they are very, very good, I was interested.

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