Little Blue Horse
| Little Blue Horse | |
|---|---|
| German: Blaues Pferdchen | |
 | |
| Artist | Franz Marc |
| Year | 1912 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 57.5 cm × 73 cm (22.6 in × 29 in) |
| Location | Saarland Museum, Saarbrücken |
Little Blue Horse is an abstract painting by Franz Marc, from 1912.
Description
The painting is an oil on canvas, with dimensions 57.5 x 73 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Saarland Museum, in Saarbrücken.[1][2]
Analysis
In this period of "The New Painting," Marc was attempting to enter into the spirit of the horse, in a non-western way.[3]
In 2016, the work was part of a lecture, "Meisterwerke im Dialog III".[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Concentric Group - Oskar Schlemmer". www.europeana.eu.
- ^ "Saarland Museum | Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken". www.saarbruecken.de. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ Susanna Partsch; Franz Marc (2001). Marc. Taschen. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-3-8228-5644-4.
- ^ http://www.gfsk-sb.de/fileadmin/GFSK/Unsere_Art/INTERNET_1259_UnsereArtn01.pdf
Sources
- Heather Alexander (20 May 2014). A Child's Introduction to Art: The World's Greatest Paintings and Sculptures. Hachette Books. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-1-57912-956-9.