Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) [1] was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a journal whose name later became synonymous with the circle of artists collaborating in it.

2025年2月4日 · Franz Marc (born February 8, 1880, Munich, Germany—died March 4, 1916, near Verdun, France) was a German painter and printmaker who is known for the intense mysticism of his paintings of animals. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (“The Blue Rider”), an association of German Expressionist artists.

As a leading figure in the German Expressionist movement, Marc helped redefine the nature of art. The Expressionist movement was known for of its interest in spirituality and primitivism, and its use of abstraction. Marc incorporated his love of theology and animals into his work to create an alternate, more spiritual, vision of the world.

Franz Marc (8 February, 1880 – 4 March, 1916) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of the German Expressionist movement. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a journal whose name later became synonymous with the circle of artists collaborating in it.

Franz Marc was a German print maker and artist; he not only had an influence on art during his time, but was considered to be one of the key figures of the Expressionist movement in Germany following his time as well.

2023年6月9日 · Expressionist, early 20th century German painter Franz Marc might be best remembered today for his brilliantly bold paintings of animals, but his work was about far more than just painterly depictions of blue horses and yellow cows.

2025年2月9日 · Historical Background. Franz Marc (1880–1916) was one of the most important and influential German artists of the early 20th century. Alongside Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), he co-founded Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a creative group of Expressionist artists based in Munich, Germany. Since its foundation in 1911, Der Blaue Reiter embraced Expressionism which was an artistic movement ...

In the Expressionist section, the collection not only boasts a number of major paintings but also has an extenisve holding of works on paper, including Franz Marc’s first sketches for the Tower of Blue Horses, early coloured woodcut prints by Erich Heckel, spontaneous sketches by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, watercolours by Oskar Kokoschka and pen ...

Franz Marc (February 8, 1880 - March 4, 1916) was one of the principal painters and printmakers of the German Expressionist movement. He was a founding member of "Der Blaue Reiter" ("The Blue Rider"), an almanac the name of which later became synonymous with the circle of artists collaborating in it.

Franz Marc was a German artist remembered for his vividly colored Expressionist paintings and prints. View Franz Marc’s 972 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.