''Hut in Dachau Moors'' is an oil on canvas painting by
Franz Marc
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) was a German painter and 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 b ...
, executed in 1902. It is one of the painter's earliest known paintings and is part of the collection of the
Franz Marc Museum
The Franz Marc Museum is a museum located in Kochel am See, Upper Bavaria, dedicated to German Expressionist painter Franz Marc. The museum shows paintings by Franz Marc, and also works of art of his contemporaries and other important artists of ...
in
Kochel am See
Kochel am See is a municipality and a town in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria, on the shores of Kochelsee. The municipality consists of the districts Altjoch, Brunnenbach, Ort, Pessenbach, Pfisterberg, Walchensee and Ried.
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History
The painting was created in 1902 and thus comes from the time when Franz Marc studied painting at the Academy of Arts in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
with
Gabriel von Hackl
Gabriel (von) Hackl (24 March 1843 – 5 June 1926) was a German historicist painter.
Life and work
He was born in Maribor, Lower Styria, Austrian Empire. A surgeon's son, he attended the gymnasium in his home town and the city school in Gr ...
(1843–1926) and
Wilhelm von Diez
Albrecht Christoph Wilhelm von Diez (17 January 1839, Bayreuth – 25 February 1907, Munich) was a German painter and illustrator of the Munich School.
Life
He attended a trade school in Munich, followed by the Polytechnic School (precursor of ...
(1839–1907). Through this, Marc received a solid basic education in the 19th century style of painting, but did not come into contact with newer art movements. Thus this picture, like others made in the same year, is entirely in the tradition of the
Munich School
Munich School ( el, Σχολή του Μονάχου) is the name given to a group of painters who worked in Munich or were trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich (german: Münchner Akademie der Bildenden Künste) between 1850 and 19 ...
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[Susanna Partsch, ''Franz Marc''. Taschen, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-8228-5585-5, p. 8]
Description
The lower half of the picture shows the moor landscape of the Dachau Moors, while the upper half is occupied by a sky with clouds. In the center of the picture there is a moor hut in the middle of a group of trees.
The picture is dominated by dark browns and greens, with which the blue of the sky and ocher-colored areas in the foreground contrast. Details such as the individual leaves of the trees are meticulously executed with fine brushstrokes.
See also
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List of works by Franz Marc
This article lists a selection of notable works created by Franz Marc. The listing follows the book ''Franz Marc: 1880-1916''.
Paintings
Museums
*Art Institute of Chicago
*Detroit Institute of Arts
*Franz Marc Museum, Kochel
*Hamburger Kunstha ...
References
External links
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1902 paintings
Paintings by Franz Marc
Landscape paintings