![]() ![]() The different styles of Impressionism, Pointillism, Cubism, and Fauvism attracted Franz Marc. ![]() Woman in the Wind by the Sea (1907) by Franz Marc Franz Marc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons He explored various artistic styles that were prominent in Paris at that time, for example, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and others. In 1906, he also traveled with his brother, Paul Marc, to several different Greek cities. When Marc returned to Munich, however, he reportedly did not remain in the Academy of Fine Arts. He became interested in Vincent van Gogh’s artistic oeuvre, and he also found Japanese woodblock prints, some of which he bought and brought back home. He was in Paris for a few months and during his time he learned about the Impressionists and their art, studied their art, and visited various art galleries and museums. Marc also traveled to various places in Europe that exposed him to new art styles and artists, especially his trip to Paris in 1903. New Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, between 18 Photochrom Print Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons It was in 1900, when Franz Marc was 20 years old, that he started his studies at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, where his father studied and decided not to pursue any further studies in spiritual or religious disciplines. During this time, he also served a year in the military, which was in Lagerlechfeld. He reportedly applied to study philology. Many sources state that Franz Marc wanted to study theology his brother studied theology, and he (Franz) applied to study at the Ludwig Maximilian University in 1899. Marc would have received most of his artistic training from his father growing up. He had a brother named Paul Marc who was older than him, and it was just the two siblings in the Marc family. Marc’s mother was Sophie Marc (her maiden name was Maurice) and she was reportedly from Alsace, which is in France and borders Switzerland and Germany. He was born into a family that already had an artistic background due to his father, Wilhelm Marc, being a landscape painter who also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He died in the Battle of Verdun in 1918 and will always be remembered as not only an artist that paved the way for many modern artists but also as a brave man.įranz Marc was born in Munich in Germany on 8 February 1880. Many artists who lived during the early 1900s were faced with the traumas of war and some of them also served in the war, including Franz Marc, who served in World War I. He was one of the leading artists for the Expressionist art movement in Germany and whose artworks have stood the tests of time, through two World Wars, and some have also sold for millions of dollars.įurthermore, there were numerous art styles inspired by Franz Marc and the way he utilized colors and symbolism.įranz Marc, 1910 Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsĪ common question that presents itself when we explore Marc’s life is, “How did Franz Marc die?”. Woodcut, Lithography, Gouache, Oil paintingsįranz Moritz Wilhelm Marc, of just Franz March, was a German painterwell known for his large and bright areas of colors, subject matter that consisted primarily of animals and nature, which were infused with his symbolic and spiritual beliefs.
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