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
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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47 works
Bavarian State Painting Collections
Munich, Germany
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30 worksLenbachhaus
Munich, Germany
Also here (6)
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17 worksSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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5 worksStaatsgalerie Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
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5 works
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
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4 worksKunstmuseum Bern
Bern, Switzerland
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4 works
Museum Folkwang
Essen, Germany
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3 works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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3 works
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Münster, Germany
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3 worksSprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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Franz Marc prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Franz Marc's body of work.
The Tower of Blue Horses - Franz Marc
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Tiger - Franz Marc
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Self-portrait - Franz Marc
From £37.00
In the Rain - Franz Marc
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Three Cats - Franz Marc
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Cows, Yellow-Red-Green - Franz Marc
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Portrait of the Artist's Mother - Franz Marc
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Deer in the Snow - Franz Marc
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3 works
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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3 works
Kunstmuseum Basel
Basel, Switzerland
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2 worksHamburger Kunsthalle
Hamburg, Germany
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2 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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2 works
Kunsthalle Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
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2 worksGermanisches Nationalmuseum
Nuremberg, Germany
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2 worksMuseum Kunstpalast
Düsseldorf, Germany
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2 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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2 worksAlte Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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2 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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2 works
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München
Munich, Germany
Also here (4)
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2 works
Saarland Museum
Saarbrücken, Germany
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2 worksSaint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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1 workMilwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, United States
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1 workGemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Dresden, Germany
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1 work
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1 work
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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1 workCleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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1 work
Norton Simon Museum
Pasadena, United States
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1 work
Walker Art Center
Minneapolis, United States
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1 work
Hermann Göring Collection
Carinhall, Germany
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1 workMuseum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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1 work
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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1 workArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 workThe Phillips Collection
Washington D.C., United States
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1 workDetroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, United States
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1 work
Busch–Reisinger Museum
Cambridge, United States
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0 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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1 work
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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1 work
Kunsthalle Bremen
Bremen, Germany
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1 work
Albertina
Vienna, Austria
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1 work
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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0 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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