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Franz Marc

1880 - 1916

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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 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 German Army at the beginning of World War I, and died two years later at the Battle of Verdun. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Marc is the 127th most popular painter (up from 129th in 2019), the 304th most popular biography from Germany (down from 298th in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Painter.

Franz Marc was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of the German Expressionist movement. 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.

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Among painters, Franz Marc ranks 127 out of 2,023. Before him are Juan Gris, Giorgio de Chirico, Raja Ravi Varma, Annibale Carracci, Pierre Bonnard, and Odilon Redon. After him are Gustave Moreau, Albrecht Altdorfer, Hilma af Klint, Jean Dubuffet, Arnold Böcklin, and Zeuxis.

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Among people born in 1880, Franz Marc ranks 12. Before him are Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Fedor von Bock, John Boyd Orr, Robert Musil, Oswald Spengler, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. After him are Gideon Sundback, André Derain, Ludwig Beck, Manuel Azaña, Paul Hausser, and Wilhelm List. Among people deceased in 1916, Franz Marc ranks 13. Before him are Ernst Mach, Élie Metchnikoff, Yuan Shikai, Charles Taze Russell, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, and Odilon Redon. After him are James Connolly, Richard Dedekind, Otto of Bavaria, José Echegaray, Sholem Aleichem, and Henry James.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz Marc ranks 304 out of 7,253. Before him are Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), Frederica of Hanover (1917), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), Walther von Reichenau (1884), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714), and Heinrich Müller (1900). After him are Kurt von Schleicher (1882), Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834), Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), Christian I of Denmark (1426), Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856), and Helmut Schmidt (1918).

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Among PAINTERS In Germany

Among painters born in Germany, Franz Marc ranks 9. Before him are Caspar David Friedrich (1774), Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), Max Ernst (1891), Hans Memling (1435), Matthias Grünewald (1480), and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880). After him are Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Emil Nolde (1867), Otto Dix (1891), Anselm Kiefer (1945), Franz Stuck (1863), and Gerhard Richter (1932).

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