Editing Franz Marc (section)

{{Short description|German artist (1880–1916)}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name        = Franz Marc
| image       = FranzMarc.jpg
| caption     = Franz Marc in 1910
| birth_name  = Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1880|2|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Munich]], [[Kingdom of Bavaria|Bavaria]], [[German Empire]]
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|1916|3|4|1880|2|8|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Braquis]], France
| field       = [[Painting]]
| training    = [[Academy of Fine Arts, Munich]]
| movement    = [[Expressionism]]
| works       = ''[[The Tower of Blue Horses]]''<br> ''[[Yellow Cow]]''<br>''[[Der Blaue Reiter]]''<br>[[Blue Horse I]]<br>[[List of works by Franz Marc|List of works]]
|module={{Infobox person|embed=yes
| death_cause = [[Killed in action]] at the [[Battle of Verdun]]
| signature   = Marc autograph.png
}}
}}

'''Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc''' (8 February 1880 &ndash; 4 March 1916)<ref>{{NDB|16|106|108|Marc, Franz|Gollek, Rosel|11857745X}}</ref> was a German painter and [[printmaking|printmaker]], one of the key figures of [[German Expressionism]]. He was a founding member of ''[[Der Blaue Reiter]]'' (The Blue Rider), a journal whose name later became synonymous with the circle of artists collaborating in it.

His mature works mostly are animals, and are known for bright colors. He was drafted to serve in the [[Imperial German Army|German Army]] at the beginning of World War I, and died two years later at the [[Battle of Verdun]].

In the 1930s, the Nazis named him a [[entarteter Künstler|degenerate artist]] as part of their suppression of modern art.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Martin |title=The search for Franz Marc's iconic blue horses |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/the-search-for-franz-marcs-iconic-blue-horses#:~:text=In%201936%2C%20Marc's%20work%20was,fighting%20for%20Germany%20in%201916. |website=The Art Newspaper |date=15 March 2017 |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref> However, most of his work survived World War II, securing his legacy. His work is now exhibited in many eminent galleries and museums. His major paintings have attracted large sums, with a record of £42,654,500 for [[The Foxes (Marc)|''Die Füchse'' (''The Foxes'')]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brady |first1=Anna |title=Franz Marc's £42.6m Foxes leads Christie's marathon Shanghai-London auction of Modern and contemporary art |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/03/01/franz-marcs-foxes-leads-christies-marathon-shanghai-london-auction |website=theartnewspaper.com |date=March 2022 |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>