Franz Marc - The Cubist and the Futurist Abstract Artist

Franz Marc, the admired German Expressionist and the son of a landscape painter, Wilhelm and Sophie, a Calvinist, was born in Munich, Germany on February 8, 1880. As a youngster, Franz Marc aspired to be a priest. He also tried his hands at philosophy, but later stirred towards artistry, especially painting and printmaking.

Franz Marc - The Cubist and the Futurist Abstract Artist

Franz Marc - The Cubist and the Futurist Abstract Artist

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Franz Marc - The Cubist and the Futurist Abstract Artist

Franz Marc - The Cubist and the Futurist Abstract Artist

In 1900, Franz enrolled himself in the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. In his first trip to Paris in 1903, he was impressed with the works of Vincent Van Gogh and Henri Rousseau. Thereafter, Marc made frequent trips to Paris until 1907. In 1910, the artist made friends with August Macke. In 1911, Franz Marc founded the 'Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider)' circle of artists along with Wassily Kandinsky. Soon, Macke, Gabriele Münter, Alexeji Jawlensky, and other artists also joined the Der Blaue Reiter. Franz's first Der Blaue Reiter exhibition was at the Thannhauser Galleries in Munich, from December 1911 to January 1912. The exhibition was also displayed at Berlin, Köln, Hagen, and Frankfurt.

Franz Marc met Delaunay's in 1912, and was significantly influenced by his works, vis-à-vis his color techniques and 'Futurism.' He once said that, "the irreligious humanity which lived all colse to me did not excite my true feelings, whereas the virgin feeling for life of the animal world set alight everything good in me." Inspired by 'Cubism' and 'Futurism,' a year later, Franz industrialized to landscapes and abstract art forms. His vocation soon ended on March 04, 1916, on the battlefield at Verdun during the First World War. He was all of 36 years when he died, but had already canvassed some legendary painting for us to admire.

Franz Marc's works often reflect the spiritual bond between nature and animals, particularly horses. His work is characterized by the kind use of tantalizing former colors, a 'Cubist' depiction of animals, downright simplicity, and an intense sense of emotion. One of Franz's predominant paintings is the "Tierschicksale (Animal Destinies or the Fate of the Animals)," which he completed in 1913, and is now at exposition at the Basel Kunstmuseum. The artist also has sixty prints in woodcut and lithography to his credit. "Fighting Forms (1914)" was Marc's last painting, which clearly indicated that he had abandoned figural painting.

"Pferd in der Landschaft," "Gelbe Kuh," "Little Yellow Horses," "Two Cats," and "Deer in the Forest I" are a few of his many critical pieces. In 1998, more than a few of Marc's paintings earned record prices at Christie's art auction house in London. "Rote Rehe I (Red Deer I)" and "Der Wasserfall (The Waterfall)" are two of the record- breaking paintings that were sold at .30m and .06m, respectively.

Franz Marc - The Cubist and the Futurist Abstract Artist

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