Lizards

1912

Franz Marc

Associated Names
Franz Marc

Artist, German, 1880 - 1916

The image displays a collection of bold, dark shapes and lines forming various interconnected patterns on a light background in an abstract composition. Curved lines arc across the left side, resembling a large crescent or curved horn, while a series of interlocking rectangles and circles intertwine in the center. The right side features elements that suggest the form of a human figure wearing a hat, with lines hinting at a stance or posture. Swirls at the bottom evoke the appearance of waves or clouds, and sharp, angular forms in the upper corners could be reminiscent of stars or floral patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on grey-green Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    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.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.360

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lankheit 1970, no. 835, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Maria Marc [1876-1955], Berlin (Lugt 1782b). (Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November 15, 2005; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Lankheit, Klaus. Frans Marc Katalog der Werke. Koln: Verlag M. Dumont Schauberg, 1970: no. 835, only

Inscriptions

Stamped on verso: Handdruck von Originalholzstock bestätigt; on verso, in graphite: Maria Marc; on verso, in graphite, by later hand: 76574; N. Lugt 1179 (?)

Wikidata ID

Q19912448

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