The Foxes

Franz Marc

1913 · Oil on canvas · Private collection

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Franz Marc (1880–1916)
Year: 1913
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 88.3 × 66.4 cm
Collection: Private collection
Movement: Expressionism

Two red foxes are woven into a crystalline mesh of red, white, black, blue and violet planes, one with its head bent down, the other stretching forward toward a beam of yellow light, with a dark crescent at upper left. Animals and surroundings are broken into the same faceted forms, so the picture reads almost like stained glass. Marc painted it in 1913, after seeing French Cubism and the Orphic paintings of Robert Delaunay. The banker Kurt Grawi bought it in 1928; persecuted by the Nazi regime, he emigrated to Chile and sold the painting in 1940. It later passed to Helmut Horten, who gave it to the city of Düsseldorf in 1962. After a restitution claim by Grawi's heirs, the Museum Kunstpalast returned it to them in 2022, and they sold it; it is now in a private collection.

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

Two red foxes woven into a crystalline mesh of red, white, violet and blue, for a child's room, study or living room at 16×24 in natural wood. A deep green, cream or warm grey wall; it pairs with The Tiger.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1913)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, study or library, kids room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

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

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 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 The Foxes 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 Private collection.

What is it printed on?

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

The Foxes dates from 1913 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 88.3 × 66.4 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Foxes we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

The Foxes (Franz Marc) — The Foxes · 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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