Macke enlisted in the army in early August, only to be killed in action a few weeks later, at the age of 27. Macke's tenure was cut prematurely by his death at the frontline in Champagne, France, on the 26th of September, 1914, in the second month of the First World War. Farewell, his final artwork reflects the gloomy tone that prevailed following the onset of war. This was also the year in which he completed the iconic picture Türkisches Café in München (1914). All who loved him mourned his passing, especially his great friend Franz Marc, who died only two years later.