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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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 24×36 in natural wood. A white, pale grey or icy blue wall; it pairs with Dog Lying in the Snow.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Expressionism painting
- Era
- 20th century (1909–10)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- 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 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. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
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
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
