Weasels at Play

1911

Franz Marc

Painter, German, 1880 - 1916

Franz Marc

Attributed to

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On View

East Building Mezzanine, Gallery 217-A

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bernhard Koehler [1882–1964], Berlin and Munich, by 1936 until at least 1955.[1] Berthold von Bohlen and Halbach [1913-1987], Essen. (Leonard Hutten Galleries, New York), in 1968. Julian J. Aberbach, New York, by 1979. (Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd., London). Arnold A. [1916-2014] and Joan R. [1919-2019] Saltzman, Sands Point, New York; gift 2020 to NGA.
[1] Alois Schardt, F. Marc, Berlin, 1936: 163. The painting was exhibited as part of Koehler's collection in Berlin in 1947, and at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, in 1955.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1947

  • Franz Marc, Auguste Macke, Paul A. Seehaus, Aus der Sammlung Bernhard Koehler, Galerie Walter Schuler, Berlin, 1947, no. 1, repro.

1955

  • Franz Marc, Stedeijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1955, no. 9.

1979

  • Franz Marc: Pioneer of Spiritual Abstraction, University Art Museum, Berkeley, 1979-1980, no. 14.

2001

  • German Expressionist Paintings from the Saltzman Family Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002.

2018

  • Franz Marc and August Macke, 1909-1914, Neue Galerie New York; Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, 2018-2019, no. 23, repro. (shown only in New York).

Bibliography

1940

  • Marc, Franz. Briefe aus dem Feld. Berlin, 1940: repro. opposite 81.

1989

  • Rosenthal, Mark. Franz Marc. Munich, 1989: no. 16, repro.

2004

  • Hoberg, Annegret and Isabelle Jansen. Franz Marc: The Complete Works, Volume 1, The Oil Paintings. London, 2004:163, no.144, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q108686814

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