Pferd und Igel. 1913.
Woodcut.
Monogrammed "M" in the woodblock. Titled "Pferd und Igel" and inscribed "Privatdruck Franz Marc" by the artist's wife Maria Marc and once more titled and inscribed "Pferd und Igel Kat. 1913/2 Privatdruck Franz Marc bestätigt Maria Marc" on the reverse. From an edition of at least 20 known copies. On fine Japan paper. 15.7 x 22.1 cm (6.1 x 8.7 in). Sheet: 24,7 x 40,3 cm (9,44 x 15,74 in).
[MH].
• From the artist's best creative phase at the time of the ""Blue Rider"" (1911-1914)
• Rare. One of at least 20 known hand-made prints of this woodcut.
• Horses are considered the most characteristic and probably also the most progressive motif in the artist's oeuvre.
• Other copies can be found in important museum collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Kunsthalle Hamburg and the Sprengel Museum, Hanover.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Berlin (until 1994: Ketterer Kunst)
Private collection Southern Germany (since 1994).

LITERATURE: Annegret Hoberg, Isabelle Jansen, Franz Marc. Catalogue raisonné, vol. 3:
Skizzenbücher und Druckgraphik, Munich 2011, catalogue raisonné no. 37 ( with illustration of another copy)
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Ketterer Kunst, Munich, Auction 200, Modern Art I, December 5, 1994, lot 28.

In good condition. With vertical creases in the left and right wide margin and tiny creases in the corners. Two small greasy stains in the upper margin caused by the mounting spots that slightly push through from the reverse. A tiny hole in the right margin and a small brown stain in the lower margin, not impairing fine overall impression.
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