Blue Horse II

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Blue Horse II is a 1911 expressionist painting by Franz Marc, depicting a stylized blue horse and exemplifying his symbolic use of color and form.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expressionist painting
painting
artHistoricalPeriod early 20th century art
associatedWithArtMovement Der Blaue Reiter
colorSymbolism blue as spiritual or transcendental color
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Franz Marc
creatorAssociatedGroup Der Blaue Reiter
creatorAssociatedMovement Expressionism
surface form: German Expressionism
creatorBirthYear 1880
creatorDeathYear 1916
creatorGender male
creatorNationality German
creatorRole painter
depicts blue horse
horse
genre animal painting
hasArtisticStyle stylized
symbolic use of color and form
hasTheme inner emotional reality
spirituality in nature
hasVisualCharacteristic expressive brushwork
simplified forms
strong color contrasts
inception 1911
mainColor blue
movement Expressionism
notableFor role in Franz Marc’s development of animal symbolism
stylized depiction of a horse
symbolic use of color
partOfArtistOeuvre Franz Marc’s series of blue horse paintings
subjectMatter animal symbolism
horse as spiritual symbol
titleLanguage German
usesColorSymbolically true
yearOfCreation 1911

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Blue Horse I relatedWorkByArtist Blue Horse II