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Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) 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.
Franz Marc 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.
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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.
Learn about Franz Marc, a pioneer of abstraction and color symbolism who painted animals and nature with spiritual reverence. Explore his biography, ideas, and important artworks from his early realist style to his later expressionist phase.
- German
- February 8, 1880
- Munich, Germany
- March 4, 1916
Learn about the life and art of Franz Marc, a leading figure of German Expressionism and one of the key members of the influential art group, The Blue Rider. Explore his paintings of animals, color theory, symbolism, and abstraction, and his legacy in the face of Nazi persecution.
- German
- February 8, 1880
- Munich, Germany
- March 4, 1916
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (* 8. Februar 1880 in München; † 4. März 1916 in Braquis bei Verdun, Frankreich) war ein deutscher Maler, Zeichner und Grafiker. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Maler des Expressionismus in Deutschland. Neben Wassily Kandinsky war er Mitbegründer der Redaktionsgemeinschaft Der Blaue Reiter, die am 18.
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) 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.
