The Horses of Franz Marc

Dreaming HorseBorn in Munich, Franz Marc went on to be known as one of the principal artists of the German Expressionist movement. He studied in Munich and in Paris where he discovered the work of Vincent van Gogh.

Much of Marc’s work was done in woodcut and lithography and he was fond of using vibrant color to portray his animals while placing them in more muted natural settings.

Color had a great deal of meaning to Franz, so each color he used was infused with emotion and meaning. Blue for masculinity & spirituality, yellow for femininity & joy and red for the sound of violence.


The Dream

The Dream

The Little Blue Horse

The Little Blue Horse

Little Yellow Horses

Little Yellow Horses

Tower of Blue Horses

Tower of Blue Horses

The Red Horses

The Red Horses

Little Blue Horses

Little Blue Horses

Elephant, horse, cattle, winter

Elephant, horse, cattle, winter

Blue Horse I

Blue Horse I

Red and Blue Horse

Red and Blue Horse

Jumping Foal

Jumping Foal

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As most of my readers know, I’ve quite taken to finding horse art and sharing it. There are so many amazing artists out there who find horses worthy of their talent. Check out some past posts.

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5 Comments on “The Horses of Franz Marc

  1. lesbarkeit sabine kulenkampff

    … but do not forget: Franz Marc said: “I do not want to paint Horses, I want to paint a picture!” – it is the difference to natural seeing he intendet to show. – But of course, I love his animals! Thank you again for your work!

  2. Chloe Waterfield

    I am a huge fan of Franz Marc, I thoroughly enjoyed recreating his beautiful paintings for an art project, and have been in love with him ever since. His views on colour and spirituality too are fascinating, if you have ever read ‘Concerning The Spiritual in Art’ by Marc and Wassily Kandinsky?

    A lot of my artwork is greatly inspired by him, can you see the similarities? http://www.canidaeart.com/gallery

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