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Franz Marc

Two Horses

Maker

Franz Marc (German, 1880-1916)

Title

Two Horses

Year

1912

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gouache, watercolor

Supports

Dimensions

Sheet: 44.5 x 38.1 cm (17 1/2 x 15 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

38.140

Type

Provenance

By 1924, Herwarth and Nell Walden, Berlin [1]; 1930, purchased (likely from the previous) by the Provenzialmuseum Hannover (now the Landesmuseum, Hannover) [2]; 1930 - 1937, in the collection of the Provenzialmuseum, Hannover [3]; 1937 - 1939, confiscated by the German Reich Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment [4]; purchased November 1, 1938 through (Karl Buchholz Gallery, Berlin, and Karl Buchholz Gallery, 32 East 47th Street, New York) and through (an unidentified Minister of the German government, perhaps Franz Hofmann) by the RISD Museum, with the transaction finalized in early 1939 [4] [5]

Publications

Exhibition History

Re-Viewing the Twentieth Century
Jul 21, 2006 – Apr 22, 2007
"The Center Cannot Hold"
Art from 1900-1920
Mar 01, 1999 – Jul 01, 1999
Expressionist Visions
Prints and Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jan 24, 1993
German Expressionist Prints and Drawings
Jun 20, 1986 – Aug 16, 1986

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Franz Marc (German, 1880-1916)
Two Horses, 1912
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Sheet: 44.5 x 38.1 cm (17 1/2 x 15 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 38.140

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