Franz Marc Biography and Artwork

Franz Marc was a celebrated painter and printmaker of German Expressionism. Born in Munich in 1880, he grew up surrounded by art as his father was a professional landscape painter. Marc studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich where he was exposed to French Impressionist paintings, which greatly influenced his artistic style.

Marc’s mature works mostly depict animals, using simplified lines and vivid colors. He had a strong affinity for animals and believed they were spiritual beings that could reconnect humans with nature. One of his notable works is “The Large Blue Horses” (1911), which features stylized blue horses on a yellow and green background.

Marc became one of the founding members of Der Blaue Reiter, an association of German Expressionist artists that aimed to promote abstract art and encourage individual expression. He died tragically during World War I near Verdun, France, at the age of 36.

In conclusion, Franz Marc’s contribution to art cannot be overstated. He was an influential figure who helped shape German Expressionism through his use of bold colors and animal motifs. His legacy continues to inspire many young artists today as they strive to create meaningful works that convey their unique perspectives on the world around them.

All Franz Marc Artwork on Artchive

Artwork Name Year Medium
Animal Destinies (The Trees show their Rings, the Animals their Veins)
Animal legend 1912 woodcut,paper
Animals in a Landscape 1914 oil,canvas
Bathing Girls 1910 oil,canvas
Birds 1914 oil,canvas
Blue-Black Fox 1911 oil,canvas
Blue Horse I 1911 oil,canvas
Broken Forms 1914 oil,canvas
Caliban (from Shakespeare's The Tempest) 1914
Cats c.1910 oil,canvas
Two Blue Horses 1913
Two Blue Horses in Front of a Red Rock 1913
Two Cats 1909 pastel
Two Cats, Blue and Yellow 1912 oil,canvas
Two Horses 1912 oil,canvas
Two Horses 1913
Two Horses, Red and Blue 1912
Two Women on the Hillside 1906 oil,canvas
Tyrol 1914 oil,canvas
Village street
Cheerful Forms 1914
Colorful Flowers (Abstract Forms) c.1914
Cottages on the Dachau Marsh 1902 oil,canvas
Cows, Yellow-Red-Green 1912 oil,canvas
Crouching Deer 1911
Dead Deer 1913
Deer at Dusk 1909 oil,canvas
Deer in a Monastery Garden 1912 oil,canvas
Deer in the Forest 1913 oil,canvas
Deer in the Forest II 1912 oil,canvas
Weasels Playing 1911 oil,canvas
Wild Pigs (Boar and sow) 1913 oil,canvas
Woman in the Wind by the Sea 1907 oil
Woodcutter 1911 oil,canvas
Young Boy with a Lamb 1911 oil,canvas
Deer in the Forest II 1914 oil,canvas
Deer in the Snow 1911 oil,canvas
Donkey Frieze 1911 oil,canvas
Elephant 1907 chalk,paper
Fabulous Beast II 1913
Fairy Animals 1913
Fighting Forms 1914 oil,canvas
Forms at Play (Playing Forms) 1914
Four foxes 1913
Gazelles 1913
Girl with Cat II 1912 oil,canvas
Grazing Horses 1910 oil,canvas
Grazing Horses IV (The Red Horses) 1911
Haystacks in the Snow 1911 oil,canvas
Head of the horse 1906
Horse and dog 1913
Horse Asleep c.1913 oil,canvas
Horse in a landscape 1910 oil,canvas
Indersdorf 1904 oil,canvas
In the Rain 1912 oil,canvas
Jumping Dog Schlick 1908 oil
Larch Sapling 1908 oil,canvas
Large Lenggries Horses 1908 oil,canvas
Little Blue Horse 1912 oil,canvas
Little Yellow Horses 1912 oil,canvas
Long Yellow Horse 1913 oil,canvas
Mandrill 1913 oil,canvas
Monkey Frieze 1911 oil,canvas
Mountain Goats 1914
Mountains (Rocky Way Landscape) c.1912 oil,canvas
Nude Lying In The Flowers 1910
Nude with Cat 1910 oil,canvas
Picture with Cattle 1913 oil,canvas
Pigs c.1912 oil,canvas
Playing Dogs c.1912
Playing weasels 1909
Portrait of the Artist's Mother 1902 oil,canvas
Red and Blue Horse 1912
Red Deer 1913
Resting Cows 1911
Resting horses 1912 woodcut,paper
Riding School 1913 woodcut,paper
St. Julian the Hospitaller 1913
Seated Mythical Animal 1913
Self-portrait 1905
Sheaf of Grain 1907 oil,canvas
Shepherds c.1912 oil,canvas
Siberian Dogs in the Snow c.1910 oil,canvas
Sleeping Deer 1913
Sleeping Shepherdness 1912 woodcut,paper
Small Composition I 1913 oil,canvas
Small Composition II 1914 oil,canvas
Small Composition III c.1914
The Birth of the Horse 1913 engraving
The Dead Sparrow 1905
The Dream 1912
The Enchanted Mill 1913 oil,canvas
The First Animals 1913
The Fox 1913 oil,canvas
The Lamb 1914
The Large Blue Horses 1911 oil,canvas
The Little Blue Horses 1911 oil,canvas
The Monkey 1912 oil,canvas
The Red Deer II 1912 oil,canvas
The Shepherdness 1912 woodcut,paper
The Steer (The Bull) 1911 oil,canvas
A Dog 1912 oil,canvas
The Tower of Blue Horses 1913 oil,canvas
The Tower of Blue Horses (sketch) 1912 gouache,ink,card
The Unfortunate Land of Tyrol 1913 oil,canvas
The Waterfall 1912 oil,canvas
The Wolves (Balkan War) 1913 oil,canvas
The Yellow Cow 1911 oil,canvas
Three Cats 1913 oil,canvas
Three Horses 1912
Tiger 1912 oil,canvas
Two bathing girls 1909 cardboard,tempera
The Yellow Cow 1911 Oil On Canvas
Three Cats 1913 Oil On Canvas
Foxes 1913 Oil On Canvas
Fighting Forms 1914 Oil On Canvas
Deer In The Woods Ii 1912 Oil On Canvas
Stables 1913 Oil on Canvas
Blue Horse I (Blaues Pferd I) 1911 Oil on Canvas
Dog Lying in the Snow c.1911 Oil on Canvas
The fate of the animals 1913 Oil on Canvas
Tiger 1912 woodcut,paper
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