Dog Lying in the Snow

Franz Marc

c. 1911 · Oil on canvas · Städel Museum, Frankfurt

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Dog Lying in the Snow

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About this work

Artist: Franz Marc (1880–1916)
Year: c. 1911
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 62.5 × 105 cm
Collection: Städel Museum, Frankfurt
Movement: Expressionism

A pale yellow-white dog lies curled asleep on a field of snow, its head resting on its forepaws, its body modelled in soft yellows and greens with a blue collar, while patches of blue shadow and a fringe of green fir trees frame it. The snow is painted in broad, creamy strokes, and the yellow of the animal glows against the cool blues. The dog is generally identified as Russi, Marc's own white Siberian sheepdog, who appears in several of his pictures. Marc painted it around 1911 in Sindelsdorf, the Upper Bavarian village where he had settled the year before, as he was developing his symbolic use of colour, in which yellow stood for gentleness. It is one of his quietest animal pictures, the creature wholly at peace in its surroundings. The painting is in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt.

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

A pale yellow dog asleep in blue-shadowed snow under green firs, for a bedroom, child's room or hallway at 36×24 in natural wood. A white, pale blue or soft sage wall; it pairs with Siberian Dogs in the Snow.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (c. 1911)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: bedroom, hallway or entryway, kids room, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

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

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: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 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 Dog Lying in the Snow 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 Städel Museum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12, 24×16 and 36×24 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 Dog Lying in the Snow painted, and in what medium?

Dog Lying in the Snow dates from c. 1911 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 62.5 × 105 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 36×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×16 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Dog Lying in the Snow we'd choose 36×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Dog Lying in the Snow (Franz Marc) — Dog Lying in the Snow · Franz Marc · c. 1911. 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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