Franz Marc, who is considered the co-founder and advocate of the "Blue Rider" theory, was an important painter of German Expressionism.
Born on February 08, 1880 in Munich.
Died on March 04, 1916 (died in combat near Verdun).
In 1900, after aborting an unsatisfactory study of philosophy and theology, Franz Marc studied at the Munich Art Academy with Hackl and Diez. During his early work, he was still strongly influenced by Impressionism. However, this declined with Franz Marc learning to know the work and the mythical writings of Vicent Willem van Gogh. The perspective in the paintings of the artist, who, in his works, tried to depict the mythical unity of all existing beings, was soon abandoned in favor of the surface, as Franz Marc saw the largest union of nature and landscape in the two-dimensional depictions. In 1910, showing his first own exhibition, Marc met his future best friend, August Macke, who granted him access to fellow Munich artists. In the midst of these painters including Kandinsky, Franz Marc was given the chance to live out his aspiration for the whole. In this context, he founded the artist group "Blauer Reiter" together with Kandinsky and August Macke. In addition, the artist Delaunay exerted a major influence on Marc, in addition to Cubism and Italian Futurism. This is why in 1912, many of his animal pictures were created, which are characterized by their great mythological expression and harmony. |
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Oil Paintings