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Franz Marc · 1902

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DETAILS
Artist
Franz Marc
Date
1902
Location
Bavarian State Painting Collections
ART MOVEMENTS
Der Blaue ReiterDie Brucke
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THE ARTIST

Franz Marc

Franz Marc, a key figure of German Expressionism, captured the spiritual essence of animals with vibrant, symbolic colors before his untimely death in World War I.

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Beyond Marc and Der Blaue Reiter: works from the same years, and from the other movements Heather belongs to.

Frauenkopf vor Sonnenblumen Same movement · Die Brucke Frauenkopf vor Sonnenblumen Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1906 · Museum Frieder Burda A Woman Walking in a Garden Same era · 1880s–1910s A Woman Walking in a Garden Vincent van Gogh · 1887 · Frans Buffa & sons Standing Nude with Orange Drapery (recto): Study of Nude with Arms Raised (verso) Same movement · Die Brucke Standing Nude with Orange Drapery (recto): Study of Nude with Arms Raised (verso) Egon Schiele · 1914 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Portrait of Natalia Goncharova Same era · 1880s–1910s Portrait of Natalia Goncharova Mikhail Larionov · 1903 Female Nude (Dodo) Same era · 1880s–1910s Female Nude (Dodo) Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1909 · Albertina Composition with Figures and a Horse Same era · 1880s–1910s Composition with Figures and a Horse Paul Gauguin · 1902 · Nationalmuseum Carmelina Same era · 1880s–1910s Carmelina Henri Matisse · 1903 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston Charing Cross Bridge, London Same era · 1880s–1910s Charing Cross Bridge, London Claude Monet · 1901 · Art Institute of Chicago
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