Franz Marc was one of the principle painters and printmakers of the German Expressionist movement. Marc was born in 1880 in Munich, Germany. He spent time in Paris and discovered a strong affinity for the work of Vincent van Gough. In 1910 Marc developed a significant relationship with artist August Macke. During his life, Marc was strongly influenced by Robert Delaunay. He admired Delaunay’s use of bright colour and a futurist method. He was also influenced by futurism and his art became stark and abstract in nature. His work is largely characterized by bright colours and an almost cubist portrayal of animals, stark simplicity and a profound sense of emotion. He also gave emotional meaning or purpose to his colours.
Blue – masculinity and spirituality
Yellow – feminine joy
Red - Violence
Fighting Forms 1914
The Fate of the Animals 1913
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