Franz Marc
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of the German Expressionist movement. 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.
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 Franz Marc in 1910 | |
| Born | (1880-02-08)8 February 1880 |
| Died | 4 March 1916(1916-03-04) (aged 36), while battling in World War 1 Braquis, France |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Munich |
| Known for | Painting |
Notable work | paintings: Fate of the Animals, The Tower of Blue Horses, The Yellow Cow, Blue Horses, journal: Der Blaue Reiter |
| Movement | Expressionism |
Franz Marc, The Small Blue horses, 1911. One of several of Marc's paintings of blue horses
Foxes, 1913
The bewitched Mill, 1913
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