The painting left Europe when the Nazis came to power in Germany, as Marc was on their list of banned artists that they considered ‘degenerate.’ It was purchased in 1919 by a German collector, F J Weck, who lived in Zurich. His Large Blue Horses painting was included in the group’s first exhibition in Munich, in December 1911. This was a group of Expressionist artists, who aimed to create art that depicted feelings, instead of a direct copy of reality. The horses take up most of the canvas and are made of completely curving lines.įranz Marc was a German artist who belonged to a group called Der Blaue Reiter, or The Blue Riders. Its original German title was Die grossen blauen Pferde, and it was painted in 1911.įeaturing the artist’s signature pallette of vivid, primary colours, the oil on canvas painting depicts three large blue horses standing together in a group, in front of a stylised landscape of red hills. ![]() The Franz Marc painting, Large Blue Horses, is probably the best known of his many paintings. He famously produced sketches of owls and penguins. He held a similar appreciation for the relative naivety of animals as compared to humans as that of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The artist would feature horses in several other works from this time in his career and it is clear that this animal held many of the characteristics that he needed for his symbolic displays.īesides there, he would also make use of several other animals in his work, such as cows and pigs. In the background sits an abstract scene which also utilises Franz Marc's use of colour for symbolism. ![]() Published on J/ Updated on October 14, 2023Įmail: / Phone: +44 7429 011000 Franz Marc's use of colour to symbolise man's relationship with nature is perfectly captured in his Large Blue Horses artwork of 1911īlue horses are encapsulated here within a halo-like swirl of white. Tom Gurney BSc (Hons) is an art history expert with over 20 years experience
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