blue horse i franz marc

blue horse i franz marcThis oil on canvas is one of the most famous works by Franz Marc, who devoted most of his career to animal painting. It contains a host of symbols dear to its creator. For example, the horse embodies the vitality inherent in the animal kingdom and the beauty of untamed nature. As for the colour blue, it represents masculinity. Want to buy another painting by Franz Marc? Discover all our reproductions of this artist.

animated by reflections forming strange arabesques that recall the aesthetics of Japanese prints

The French painter drew his inspiration from a journey of several months in North Africa

from the Lauves hill

La Fresnaye gives this work an obvious patriotic dimension at the time of its execution at the dawn of the First World War

There are neatly arranged shelves and a counter

friendly atmosphere

gently rolling terrain

painted 10 years earlier

representing the flower garden and more particularly Claude Monet's water lily pond in Giverny

The changing aspect of the liquid element fascinated Katsushika Hokusai

accompanied by shades of blue

The central female figure attracts all eyes