About Franz Marc
painting animals in symbolic colour to imagine consciousness without language, co-founding Der Blaue Reiter, killed at Verdun aged thirty-six
Where to see Franz Marc
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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47 recorded works
Bavarian State Painting Collections
Munich, Germany
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30 recorded worksLenbachhaus
Munich, Germany
Also here (6)
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17 recorded worksSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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5 recorded worksStaatsgalerie Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
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5 recorded works
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
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4 recorded worksKunstmuseum Bern
Bern, Switzerland
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4 recorded works
Museum Folkwang
Essen, Germany
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3 recorded works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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3 recorded works
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Münster, Germany
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3 recorded worksSprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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Franz Marc prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Franz Marc's body of work.
Grazing Horses IV (The Red Horses) - Franz Marc
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The Tower of Blue Horses - Franz Marc
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Tiger - Franz Marc
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Riding Scene (after Johann Elias Ridinger) - Franz Marc
From £37.00
Pigs in the Sun - Franz Marc
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Woman in the Wind by the Sea - Franz Marc
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Horse and Dog - Franz Marc
From £37.00
Caliban (from Shakespeare's The Tempest) - Franz Marc
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3 recorded works
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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3 recorded works
Franz Marc Museum
Kochel, Germany
Also here (2)
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3 recorded works
Kunstmuseum Basel
Basel, Switzerland
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2 recorded worksHamburger Kunsthalle
Hamburg, Germany
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2 recorded works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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2 recorded works
Kunsthalle Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
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2 recorded worksGermanisches Nationalmuseum
Nuremberg, Germany
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2 recorded worksMuseum Kunstpalast
Düsseldorf, Germany
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2 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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2 recorded worksAlte Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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2 recorded works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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2 recorded works
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München
Munich, Germany
Also here (4)
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2 recorded works
Saarland Museum
Saarbrücken, Germany
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2 recorded worksSaint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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1 recorded workMilwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, United States
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1 recorded workGemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Dresden, Germany
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1 recorded work
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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1 recorded workCleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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1 recorded work
Norton Simon Museum
Pasadena, United States
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1 recorded work
Walker Art Center
Minneapolis, United States
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1 recorded workMuseum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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1 recorded work
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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1 recorded workArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 recorded workThe Phillips Collection
Washington D.C., United States
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1 recorded workDetroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, United States
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1 recorded work
Busch–Reisinger Museum
Cambridge, United States
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0 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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1 recorded work
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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1 recorded work
Kunsthalle Bremen
Bremen, Germany
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1 recorded work
Albertina
Vienna, Austria
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1 recorded work
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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0 recorded works
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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Franz Marc facts?
Franz Marc was born in Munich, Germany in 1880[7]. He loved animals and showed promise as an artist, joining the Munich Academy of Art when he was 20.Who is Franz Marc?
Franz Marc was born in Munich, Germany in 1880[7]. He loved animals and showed promise as an artist.What is Franz Marc known for?
Franz Marc is known for painting animals in bright colours and distorted shapes. He painted horses, dogs, cats, monkeys and cows.Why did Franz Marc paint animals?
Franz Marc painted animals as a way of imagining consciousness without language. He wanted to see the world from a perspective that was not human, and animals became his answer.What was Franz Marc's art style?
Franz Marc painted in bright colours and distorted shapes. After completing his training, he painted horses, dogs, cats, monkeys, cows, and other animals.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Franz Marc's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Milwaukee Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Kunsthalle Mannheim Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] wikipedia Wikipedia: Franz Marc Used for: biography.
- [8] book Starr Figura, German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse Used for: biography.
- [9] book guggenheim-meisterw00kren Used for: biography.
- [10] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
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