1. Franz Marc, 1880-1916 Artist Der Blaue Rider Expressionist

2. Horse in a landscape, 1910 The horse in this painting seems to want to run across the field.

3. The Large Blue Horses, 1911 “Animals, with their sense of life, awakened all that was good in me.” -Franz Marc

4. Grazing Horses IV (The Red Horses), 1911 “ Dissatisfaction with my work forces me to think.” -Franz Marc

5. Little Yellow Horses, 1912 What qualities did Marc associate with each of the primary colors? He saw blue as soulful, yellow as joyful, and red as symbolizing earth and the material world.

6. Tiger, 1912 ‘Is there a more mysterious thing for an artist than to imagine how nature is reflected in the eyes of an animal?” -Franz Marc

7. Deer in the Woods, 1912 “It is the doe that feels, therefore the landscape must be ‘doe- like’.” -Franz Marc

8. The Unfortunate Land of Tyrol, 1913 “Everything has appearance and essence, mask and truth.” -Franz Marc

9. Franz Marc, 1880-1916 This photo of Marc was taken in 1913. For Marc, who wanted to create a new kind of art, animals were the perfect subjects. They seemed to live in the moment and have a direct connection with nature.