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Franz Marc Compositions in Red and Black Art Print

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Franz Marc Compositions in Red and Black Art Print
Artist: Franz MarcTitle: Composition in Red and BlackMedium: PrintSize: 35 1/2" x 51 1/4"Condition: ExcellentBiographyMarc Franz (1880-1916) made some sixty prints, in woodcut and lithography. Most of his mature work portrays animals, usually in natural settings. His work is characterized by bright primary color, an almost cubist portrayal of animals, stark simplicity and a profound sense of emotion. His work attracted notice in influential circles even in his own time. Marc gave an emotional meaning or purpose to the colors he used in his work: blue was used for masculinity and spirituality, yellow represented feminine joy, and red encased the sound of violence. After the National Socialists took power, they suppressed modern art; in 1936 and 1937, the Nazis condemned Marc as an entarteter Künstler (degenerate artist), and ordered that approximately 130 of his works be taken from exhibit in German museums.