Franz Marc

Maria Marc, Ried (the artist's wife)
Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich (acquired from the above)
Dr. K. E. Schott, Hamburg (acquired by 1957)
Galerie Henze & Ketterer, Wichtrach & Bern (acquired in 1990)
Jan Ahlers, Herford
Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich (acquired in 2002)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002

Basel, Kunstmuseum Basel, 1935
Hanover, Hanover Kestner Gesselschaft, Franz Marc Gedächtnisausstellung, 1936, no. 89
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, Franz Marc Gedächtnisausstellung der Galerie Nierendorf, 1936, no. 35
Munich, Galerie Günther Franke, Franz Marc, 1946, no. 38
Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle, Franz Marc Gedächtnisausstellung, 1947, no. 34
Bern, Kunsthalle Bern, Lehmbruck, Macke, Marc, 1948, no. 160
Munich, Moderne Galerie Otto Stangl, Franz Marc Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1949-50, no. 62
Berlin, Käthe-Kollowitz-Museum; Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus (& travelling in Germany), Expressionistische Bilder-Sammlung Firmengruppe Ahlers, 1993-2000, no. 13, illustrated in the catalogue
Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden-Albertinum, Expressionistische Bilder-Sammlung Firmengruppe Ahlers, 2000, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Munich, Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Deutsche Zeichnungen, Aquarelle und Ölskizzen, 1550-1914, 2003, no. 40, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau München, Franz Marc. Die Retrospektive, 2005-06, no. 216, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Murnau, Schlossmuseum Murnau, Maler des Blauen Reiter - Paul Klee - Deutsche Expressionisten. Eine Privatsammlung, 2006, no. 21, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Murnau, Schlossmuseum Murnau, Die Maler des Blauen Reiter und Japan, 2011, no. 68, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Alois J. Schardt, Franz Marc. Werkverzeichnis, Berlin, 1936, no. II-1914-11
Herman Bünemann, Franz Marc. Zeichnungen-Aquarelle, Munich, 1952, illustrated p. 8
Harald Seiler, Franz Marc, Munich, 1956, illustrated on the cover
Lothar Günther Buchheim, Der Blaue Reiter und die Neue Künstlervereinigung München, Feldafing, 1959, illustrated in colour p. 75
Karl Lankheit, Franz Marc - Katalog der Werke, Cologne, 1970, no. 649, illustrated p. 207
Andreas Hüneke (ed.), Zitronenpferd und Feuerochse. 100 Grafiken, Leipzig, 1990, no. 92, illustrated p. 96
'Welkunst', 2003, no. 10, illustrated in colour p. 1412
Annegret Hoberg & Isabelle Jansen, Franz Marc. Werkverzeichnis, Munich, 2011, vol. III, n.n., illustrated p. 264

Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, t-hinged to the mount at the upper two corners and floating in the overmount. The left edge is unevenly cut and the lower edge is deckled. The sheet is very slightly time-stained and there is an approximately 1cm-long repaired tear to the extreme lower right corner. Overall this work is in very good condition.
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