We noted World War One hastened the end of
the Blue Rider circle of painters in our last installment. Two brilliant and talented men, August Macke
and Franz Marc, both Blue Riders, joined the armed forces to defend their
homeland and both became-- all too soon-- casualties of conflict. This week we celebrate Franz Marc’s
legacy. In his mid-thirties at the
outbreak of the War To End All Wars, this prolific celebrant of color and form
volunteered for military service. He
died at thirty-six years of age…
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| The Tiger, 1912 |
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| The Fate of Animals, 1913 |
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| The Waterfall, 1912 |
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| Horse Stalls, 1913 |
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| The Dream, 1912 |
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| Deer in a Monastery Garden, 1912 |
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| Two Standing Nudes with Green Rock, 1911 |
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CREDITS
Note:
Information for this essay is taken primarily from readily available sources
such as Encyclopedia Britannica, Wikipedia, and almanacs. When other sources are employed they are
credited either in the text or as follows:
None. All photographs are taken from Wikipedia or Google Images without source
or authorship credits available, except as noted: None.
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