Siberian Dogs in the Snow
1909–10 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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About this work
- Artist
- Franz Marc (1880–1916)
- Year
- 1909–10
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 80.5 × 114 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- Movement
- Expressionism
Two large white dogs move across a field of snow from left to right, their pale bodies painted in creamy yellows and whites with soft blue shadows, so that they almost dissolve into the snow around them; a few brown branches cross the foreground. Marc painted it in 1909–10, just before he arrived at his symbolic colour, and the picture shows his earlier, Impressionist-influenced handling, with the animals observed from life. It was bought around 1910 through the Munich dealer Brakl by the physicist Ludwig Hopf and his wife Alice, who were forced to leave Germany in 1939 because of Nazi persecution and took it with them to Britain and Ireland. Stephen Kellen bought it from the family in 1958, and he and his wife gave it to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1983.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Two white dogs crossing pale snow in soft yellow and blue, for a bedroom, hallway or child's room at 32×24 in natural wood. A white, pale grey or icy blue wall; it pairs with Dog Lying in the Snow.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Expressionism painting
- Era
- 20th century (1909–10)
- 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 32×24. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
