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Franz Marc

Franz Marc

1880–1916

WA-00016174

Munich, Germany

PaintingExpressionismCubismAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

26

Institutional Exhibitions

39

Works in Collection

59

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

100%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Collection in Focus | Modern European Currents

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

2025

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Drawing in Austria and Germany

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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The Expressionist Idiom

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Prints: Acquisitions 1977�1981

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

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The Symbolist Aesthetic

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980–1981

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Cubism and Its Affinities

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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German Drawing: The Expressionists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/franz-marc
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3748
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Franz Marc yet.

Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (39)

Zonder titel

1921 · lithography

Two Mythical Animals (Zwei Fabeltiere)

Two Mythical Animals (Zwei Fabeltiere)

1914 · woodcut in black on japan paper

block: 9.9 x 12.1 cm (3 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 16.5 x 22.7 cm (6 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Genesis II (Schopfungsgeschichte II)

Genesis II (Schopfungsgeschichte II)

1914 · woodcut in yellow, black, and green

National Gallery of Art

Genesis I

1914 · Woodcut in black on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 24 × 20 cm (9 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 34.6 × 24.7 cm (13 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Creation I from the portfolio "New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists" [Schöpfungsgeschichte I from the portfolio Neue Europäische Graphik III: Deutsche Künstler]

1914 · Woodcut

block: 9 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (24 x 19.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Genesis II (Schöpfungsgeschichte II) from The First Portfolio (Die erste Mappe)

Genesis II (Schöpfungsgeschichte II) from The First Portfolio (Die erste Mappe)

1914 · Woodcut

composition: 9 7/16 x 7 15/16" (23.9 x 20.2 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 x 13 3/4" (50 x 35 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Creation I from the portfolio "New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists" [Schöpfungsgeschichte I from the portfolio Neue Europäische Graphik III: Deutsche Künstler]

Creation I from the portfolio "New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists" [Schöpfungsgeschichte I from the portfolio Neue Europäische Graphik III: Deutsche Künstler]

1914 · Woodcut

block: 9 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (24 x 19.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Horse

1913 · Pen and brush and black ink and gray wash, with graphite, on tan wove paper

22 × 16.6 cm (8 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Riding School

1913 · Woodcut

block: 10 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (27 x 29 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The World Cow

1913 · Oil on canvas

27 7/8 x 55 5/8" (70.7 x 141.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Riding School After Ridinger (Reitschule nach Ridinger)

Riding School After Ridinger (Reitschule nach Ridinger)

1913 · Woodcut

Composition: 10 9/16 x 11 3/4" (26.9 x 29.8 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 14 3/4" (32.5 x 37.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Birth of the Wolves (Geburt der Wölfe)

Birth of the Wolves (Geburt der Wölfe)

1913 · Woodcut

composition (irreg.): 9 13/16 x 7 3/8" (25 x 18.7 cm); sheet: 16 7/16 x 11 3/4" (41.7 x 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lion Hunt After Delacroix (Löwenjagd nach Delacroix)

Lion Hunt After Delacroix (Löwenjagd nach Delacroix)

1913 · Woodcut

composition (irreg.): 9 3/8 x 10 11/16" (23.8 x 27.2 cm); sheet: 11 7/8 x 13 15/16" (30.2 x 35.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Elephant (Elefant)

Elephant (Elefant)

1913 · Pencil on paper

6 x 4 1/2" (15.2 x 11.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Blue Horse with Rainbow (Blaues Pferd mit Regenbogen)

Blue Horse with Rainbow (Blaues Pferd mit Regenbogen)

1913 · Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper

6 1/2 x 10 1/4" (16.5 x 26 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Riding School

The Riding School

1913 · Woodcut

block: 10 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (27 x 29 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Bewitched Mill

The Bewitched Mill

1913 · Oil on canvas

Without frame: 130.2 × 90.8 cm (51 5/16 × 35 3/4 in.); 130.2 × 91.2 cm (51 1/4 × 35 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lizards

1912 · woodcut in black on grey-green Japanese paper

plate: 8.6 × 8.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.) sheet: 18.7 × 18 cm (7 3/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Reconciliation (Versoehnung)

Reconciliation (Versoehnung)

1912 · woodcut in black on japan paper

block: 20 x 25.8 cm (7 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.) sheet: 32.2 x 36.9 cm (12 11/16 x 14 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Animal Legend (Tierlegende)

Animal Legend (Tierlegende)

1912 · woodcut

National Gallery of Art

Sleeping Shepherdess (Schlafende Hirtin)

Sleeping Shepherdess (Schlafende Hirtin)

1912 · woodcut

National Gallery of Art

Animal Legend (Tierlegende)

Animal Legend (Tierlegende)

1912 · woodcut on Japan paper

National Gallery of Art

An Animal Legend

An Animal Legend

1912 · Woodcut in black on ivory Japanese laid paper

Image: 19.9 × 24 cm (7 7/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Sheet: 28 × 39 cm (11 1/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lizards (Eidechsen)

Lizards (Eidechsen)

1912 · Woodcut

composition: 3 3/8 x 3 3/8" (8.6 x 8.6 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 9/16" (18.6 x 14.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

39 published of 57 catalogued · 54 with image

MoMA
18 publishedof 36 catalogued35 img
Nga
9 published9 img
Art Institute Chicago
6 published6 img
The Met
4 published2 img
Rijksmuseum
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Vrouw met twee schapen
1890 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Zonder titel
1921 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Franz Marc (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Relationships

12

Peers & Context2

Natalia Goncharovaco-exhibitedVasily Kandinskyco-exhibited

Movements3

Expressionism Cubism Abstract Art

Collections7

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Rijksmuseum National Gallery of Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

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Network

Related Artists

Natalia Goncharova

co exhibited with