Legend of the Animals (Tierlegende) / Franz Marc

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Accession Number: 1962/2.24
Title: Legend of the Animals (Tierlegende)
Artist: Franz Marc
Artist Nationality: German
Artist Life Dates: 1880-1916
Medium and Support: woodcut on paper
Object Creation Date: 1912
Object Creation Place: Europe (continent); Germany (nation)
Creation Place 1: Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2: Germany (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
Inscription: Signed (?) on block, l.l.: M
Dimensions: 19.7 cm x 24 cm (7 3/4 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Print
Primary Object Type: relief print
Primary Keywords: animals; expressionism
Secondary Keywords: modern and contemporary art; movement; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1029 x 887
File Size: 118 KB
Record: 1962/2.24
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1962-sl-2.24/1962_2.24.jpg

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Full citation: "Legend of the Animals (Tierlegende); Franz Marc." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1962-sl-2.24/1962_2.24.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.