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Review Set for Modern Art, 1880-1945
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This magnificent painting is one of Franz Marcís most celebrated and important works. Born in the south German artistic center of Munich, Marc was influenced by French art, especially by what he saw as the deeply spiritual work of Vincent van Gogh. He found the inner harmony he sought in animals, especially horses and deer, which became his most famous subjects. In 1911, he joined with artists Vasily Kandinsky and Gabriele M¸nter to form the association that became known as Die Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), after a book published by Kandinsky and Marc that took its name from a Kandinsky painter. Paul Klee, August Macke, and other artists associated with the older Die Br¸cke (The Bridge) also exhibited with these artists. Marc was later killed in World War I.
Franz Marc, German, 1880-1916. Die grossen blauen Pferde (The Large Blue Horses), 1911. Oil on canvas. Walker Art Center, Gift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, Gilbert M. Walker Fund, 1942, 42.1. AMICO ID: WAC_.42.1.
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