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Marc, Franz.
One
of the foremost artists of the German Expressionist movement Franz Marc
was born in Munich to a father who was a professional lanscape painter.
He painted mainly animals including many horses as well as foxes, dogs,
a tiger, etc. His paintings have sold for higher prices than any other
German Expressionist.
Influences
of futurists and cubists turned Marc's work towards abstraction, as
well as being strongly concerned with emotions and using of intense
primaray colors. As well as painting, Marc also worked in print, using
woodcut and lithography.
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"Fate
of the animals", painted in 1913, is probably Marc's most famous
painting, and is strongly cubist and abstract. A bright and brash
painting, full of energy and movement, the strong reds contrast
well with the darker greens and blues. (click the image to buy it). |
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"Fox",
also painted in 1931, is similarly cubist and almost abstract, although
also obviously recognisable as a subject. The painting clearly depicts
the refined lines of the fox's character,and is almost gentle in
comparison with some of Marc's other works. A fine example of cubist
wildlife art (click the image to buy it). |
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Marc's
paintings "Forest with Squirrels" and "tiger"
are typical of his cubist-influenced works. The curves of squirrel
tails contrast well with the precise lines of the cubist forms
and treetrunks, the use of texture and line conveys the concept
of the movement of the squirrels amongst the heavy straight trunks
of the forest trees.
Tiger
captures the power of the king of cats with the heavy dramatic
lines and the boldness of the forms. Full of character and mood.
(click the image to buy it). |
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"Monkey
Frieze" shows elements of cubism, near-abstraction, and design
influences. A cleverly created combination of recognisable subjects
with abstract design-like pattern elements and cubist influences.
Somehow Marc conveys the character of the subject well with his
use of form and line. (click the image to buy it). |
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More
art by Marc.
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