FRANZ MARC (1880-1960)

Fabeltier (Lankheit 826)

Details

FRANZ MARC (1880-1960)
Fabeltier (Lankheit 826)
woodcut in colors, 1912, on Japon gampi, the colors fresh, Lankheit's third (final) state, signed in pencil, from the edition of 50, published in the deluxe edition of Der Blau Reiter, with margins, minor surface soiling, otherwise in good condition, framed
B. 5 11/16 x 8 7/16 in. (144 x 213 mm.)
S. 7 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (181 x 251 mm.)

Exhibited

The Art Institute of Chicago, Graphic Modernism, Selections from the Francey and Dr. Martin L. Gecht Collection, November 2003-January 2004, p. 82, no. 68 (illustrated in color).

Lot Essay

In 1912, Franz Marc and Wassily Kandinsky produced Der Blau Reiter Almanac, which was named for the constantly recurring theme of the Knight in the medieval subject matter with which Kandinsky was engaged. Marc, likewise, has chosen a mythical creature as his subject. Fabeltier was included in the deluxe edition of the album.

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