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 | 8 February 1880 Munich, Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 4 March 1916 (aged 36), while battling in World War 1 Braquis, France |
| Nationality | German |
| Field | Painting |
| Training | Academy of Fine Arts, Munich |
| Movement | Expressionism |
| Works | paintings: Fate of the Animals, The Tower of Blue Horses, The Yellow Cow, Blue Horses, journal: Der Blaue Reiter |
Franz Marc Media
Blaues Pferd I, Blue Horse I (1911)
The military person's estate of Franz Marc on display in a museum
Die großen blauen Pferde, The Large Blue Horses (1911)
Plaque on the house where Marc was born
