Deer in the Forest I

Franz Marc

1913 · Oil on canvas · The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC

Size2:3 ratio

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Deer in the Forest I

Deer in the Forest II

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About this work

Artist: Franz Marc (1880–1916)
Year: 1913
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 100.6 × 104.7 cm
Collection: The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Movement: Expressionism

Several deer in warm ochre and tan rest and graze at the foot of pale, ghostly tree trunks, while above them looping white and red lines, a dark green shape and a pink bird swirl through a deep blue and red space. The animals are calm and compact; the forest around them is all movement. Marc painted it in 1913, the year he helped Herwarth Walden organise the First German Autumn Salon in Berlin, and it has the dreamlike, almost visionary quality of his late animal pictures. Deer, for their gentleness and alertness, were among his favourite creatures, and he returned to them in a second version the following year, now in Karlsruhe. The painting is in The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Ochre deer resting under pale trunks amid looping white and red lines on deep blue, for a bedroom, nursery or reading nook at 24×36 in natural wood. A navy, cream or sage wall; it pairs with Deer in the Forest II.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1913)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: dark green
Mood: classic, sophisticated
Rooms: bedroom, nursery, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Deer in the Forest I in the public domain?

Yes. Franz Marc (1880–1916) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Phillips Collection.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Deer in the Forest I painted, and in what medium?

Deer in the Forest I dates from 1913 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 100.6 × 104.7 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Deer in the Forest I we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Deer in the Forest I (Franz Marc) — Deer in the Forest I · Franz Marc · 1913. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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