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Animal Legend (Tierlegende)

1912

Franz Marc

Associated Names

Franz Marc

Artist, German, 1880 - 1916

The image displays a composition of sharp, angular shapes and curved, flowing lines converging in a striking manner. It is an abstract design where the conglomeration of lines and shapes suggest familiar objects like animals situated among foliage. The bold, dark lines against a pale background accentuate what seems like a leaping antelope, small creatures resembling rodents, and abstract formations that evoke a natural setting or landscape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1954.12.88
Catalogue Raisonné

Lankheit 1970, no. 831

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Lankheit, Klaus. Frans Marc Katalog der Werke. Koln: Verlag M. Dumont Schauberg, 1970.

Wikidata ID

Q65020031

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