Franz Marc (1880-1916) was a German printmaker and artist; he is considered to be one of the key figures of the Expressionist movement in Germany.
Expressionist artists often employed swirling, swaying, and exaggeratedly executed brushstrokes in the depiction of their subjects.
These techniques were meant to convey the emotional state of the artist, reacting to the anxieties of the modern world.
Franz Marc painted horses, elephants, deer, cows, gazelles, foxes...and cats!
All images below are from franzmarc.org.
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| Cats on a Red Cloth, 1909-1910 |
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| Girl with Cat II, 1912 |
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| Three Cats, 1913 |
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| Two Cats, Blue and Yellow, 1912 |
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| Two Cats, 1909 |
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| Cats, Red and White 1912 |
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