Franz Marc

by Susanna Partsch

Animal Franz Marc’s search for a universal art Franz Marc (1880–1916) became known principally for his images of blue horses, yellow tigers, red fawns. What was it that led him to concentrate on painting animals? Marc himself explained his choice of subject matter in these “From an early date I felt humankind to be ‘ugly’; animals seemed to me possessed of a greater beauty and purity...” Seeing Marc merely as a painter of animals proves, however, premature. Marc, cofounder of the Blauer Reiter group of Expressionist artists, was deeply dissatisfied with the impurity of the world, and was on a quest for a universal art which would resolve the contrarieties of life in the harmony of creation. Using pure colors highly charged with symbolic values, adopting crystalline shapes, and absorbing the influence of Cubism, he moved steadily towards an abstract order of image, coming closer to his own understanding of a better world. At the age of 36, Franz Marc’s life was cut short when he died in the Battle of Verdun. About the
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series

Genres: Art, Biography, Nonfiction, Reference

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Gönül · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ein schönes Werk über den Künstler Franz Marc. Es wird auf die Eckdaten seines Lebens und seine künstlerische Entwicklung eingegangen. Viele seiner Kunstwerke sind in guter Qualität abgebildet. Ich mag die Taschen-Ausgaben sehr. Große Kunst für kleines Geld

[Stamen Parushev · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview

[Shirley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good summary of his life and works

[Γιώργος Μπελαούρης · Rating 5 out of 5]

i bought it just from the cover
glad i learned about this artist
very interesting works

[Sarah loves books 😻😻😻 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Franz Marc- I was a fan before but am even more now! His pictures are simply magnificent! 3 stars for the text, 5 for the wonderful illustrations - 4 all up! Thank you Marc for your art, the world is richer for it. Life was cruel to take you so early as part of the war to end all wars, I would have liked to see much more of your work.

[Franz · Rating 4 out of 5]

All of the Taschen books in this series are worth reading, and this book did not disappoint either. Shame though that WWI cut Franz Marc's life short - I think he would have become a truly outstanding artist (not that he already isn't!)