Franz Marc and the Harvard Art Museums Collection

This content compiles information related to the artist Franz Marc from the Harvard Art Museums website.

Object Record: Three Red Horses

URL: harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/222353

Physical Descriptions: Gallery label: t.l. stretcher (verso), paper (torn), ink, printed, English: Three Red Horses, 1911, Franz Marc, oil, no. 2431, owner Mr...

Art and Science Tour: Grazing Horses IV

URL: harvardartmuseums.org/tour/art-science/slide/9643

Description: Marc developed his own specific style of depicting animals in strong forms and powerful colors, and Grazing Horses IV was his breakthrough in this regard.

Article: A Look Behind Grazing Horses IV

URL: harvardartmuseums.org/article/a-look-behind-grazing-horses-iv

Excerpt: Apr 22, 2016 ...Franz Marc, Grazing Horses IV, 1911. Oil on canvas. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Bequest in memory of Paul E. and Gabriele B...

Person Record: Franz Marc

URL: harvardartmuseums.org/collections/person/27369

Biography: Franz Marc Munich, Germany 1880 - 1916 Verdun, France.

Related Works: 1962.197: Blue Horses, 1987.105: The Blue Rider [Almanac], 2014.301: Grazing Horses IV, 2025.690:...

Exhibition and Publication References

References: Franz Marc, brochure, Buchholz Gallery (New York, 1940), p. 1, cat. no. 3, ill. Georg Ehrhart, Franz Marc oder De abstrakte kunst, Reclam-Verlag (Stuttgart,...).

Tag: Busch-Reisinger Museum

URL: harvardartmuseums.org/tag/Busch-Reisinger%20Museum

Note: On the centenary year of artist Franz Marc's death, we're learning new details about his popular painting Grazing Horses IV. April 22, 2016. The Next Chapter...