Franz Marc

German · 1880–1916 · Painter, Printmaker

Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter, a journal whose… (Wikipedia)

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Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter, a journal whose name later became synonymous with the circle of artists collaborating in it.

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Born 1880, KreuzstraßeDied 1916, BraquisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q44054 ↗ULAN 500010681 ↗Museum works 21

Expressionism

Also known as Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc, Franz Moriz Wilhelm Marc, Marc

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Franz Marc, Siberian Dogs in the Snow — **Siberian Dogs in the Snow**1909/1910 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Kellen —…

Franz Marc, Weasels at Play — **Weasels at Play**1911 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman —…

Franz Marc, Creation I from the portfolio "New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists" [Schöpfungsgeschichte I from the portfolio Neue Europäische Graphik III: Deutsche Künstler] — **Creation I from the portfolio "New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists" [Schöpfungsgeschichte I from the portfolio Neue Europäische Graphik III: Deutsche Künstler]**1914 (posthumously printed in 1921 and published in 1922) · Woodcut
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982 — Open Acces…

Franz Marc, The Riding School — **The Riding School**1913 · Woodcut
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1984 — Open Acces…

Franz Marc, Animal Legend (Tierlegende) — **Animal Legend (Tierlegende)**1912 · woodcut on Japan paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Franz Marc, Genesis II (Schopfungsgeschichte II) — **Genesis II (Schopfungsgeschichte II)**1914 · woodcut in yellow, black, and green
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Franz Marc, Sleeping Shepherdess (Schlafende Hirtin) — **Sleeping Shepherdess (Schlafende Hirtin)**1912 · woodcut
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Franz Marc, Mountains — **Mountains**1911
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Franz Marc, Animals in a Landscape — **Animals in a Landscape**1914
Detroit Institute of Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Detroit Institute of Arts

Franz Marc, Deer at dusk — **Deer at dusk**1909
Lenbachhaus ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Lenbachhaus

Franz Marc, Little oak tree — **Little oak tree**1909
Lenbachhaus ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Lenbachhaus

Franz Marc, Portrait of Henri Rousseau — **Portrait of Henri Rousseau**1911
Lenbachhaus ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Lenbachhaus

Franz Marc, Mandrill — **Mandrill**1913
Lenbachhaus ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Lenbachhaus

Franz Marc, Cats on a red cloth — **Cats on a red cloth**1909
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/4a3c63b9994dc2fc2d2a8f39dfaefde9 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Franz Marc, The White Cat — **The White Cat**1912
Moritzburg ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Moritzburg

Franz Marc, The Bewitched Mill — **The Bewitched Mill**1913 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Arthur Jerome Eddy Memorial Collection — public dom…

Franz Marc, The Bull — **The Bull**1912 · Woodcut on ivory wove Japanese paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Miscellaneous Fund — public domain (CC0)

Franz Marc, Genesis II — **Genesis II**1914 · color woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)

Franz Marc, Tiger — **Tiger**1912 · woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)

Franz Marc, Horse — **Horse**1895–1916 · woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Franz Marc

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