Fighting Forms

Franz Marc

1914 · Oil on canvas · Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

Size3:2 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Franz Marc (1880–1916)
Year: 1914
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 91 × 131.5 cm
Collection: Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (Bavarian State Painting Collections)
Movement: Expressionism

Two great vortices collide across a wide canvas: at left a branching, flame-like mass of bright red, at right a compact, rolling form of dark blue-black, with streaks of yellow, white and green whipping around them. No animals or landscape remain, only colour and movement, the red seeming to advance while the blue recoils. Marc painted it in 1914, months before the war began, and it is among his most abstract and last works; his widow Maria Marc described it as unfinished, although he had signed it. In his colour symbolism red stood for heavy, violent matter and blue for the spiritual, and the picture has often been read as a struggle between them, or as a premonition of the war in which he was killed two years later. It is in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.

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 flame-red vortex clashing with a dark blue-black whirl, for a living room, study or home office at 24×16 in black. A white, charcoal or deep red wall; it pairs with Kandinsky's Improvisation Gorge.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1914)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, study or library, home office, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

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

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 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

Shipping & returns

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 Fighting Forms 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 Pinakothek der Moderne.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12 and 24×16 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 Fighting Forms painted, and in what medium?

Fighting Forms dates from 1914 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 91 × 131.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×16 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 18×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Fighting Forms we'd choose 24×16. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Fighting Forms (Franz Marc) — Fighting Forms · Franz Marc · 1914. 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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