“Little Blue Horse,” a work by Franz Marc in 1912, is an oil painting on canvas. This piece belongs to the Expressionism movement and measures 73 x 58 cm. The genre of the artwork is animal painting.
The artwork depicts a blue horse standing amid an abstract, brightly colored landscape, which showcases Marc’s characteristic use of bold, contrasting colors and emotional intensity. The blue hue of the horse is unorthodox, steering away from naturalistic representation and instead conveying a deeper sentiment or symbolism. The background features a mix of vibrant yellows, greens, reds, and blues, lending an other-worldly or dream-like quality to the scene. The forms and colors used reflect the tumultuous emotions and the artist’s interest in the symbolic and psychological aspects of color.