Blue Horse I

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Blue Horse I is a famous 1911 Expressionist painting by Franz Marc, depicting a stylized blue horse that has become an iconic symbol of German Expressionism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Expressionist painting
painting
artForm easel painting
artistBirthName Franz Marc
surface form: Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc
artisticSubject stylized animal
artistNationality German
associatedWith Der Blaue Reiter
surface form: Der Blaue Reiter movement

Munich art scene
colorSymbolism spirituality
transcendence
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Franz Marc
depictionStyle non-naturalistic color
stylized
depicts blue horse
horse
genre animal painting
hasCulturalSignificance iconic symbol of German Expressionism
hasInfluenceOn modern German art
visual identity of Franz Marc
hasSubjectMatter animal symbolism
horse in landscape
hasTitleInLanguage Blue Horse I self-linksurface differs
surface form: Blaues Pferd I (German)

Blue Horse I self-linksurface differs
surface form: Blue Horse I (English)
iconicFor Expressionism
surface form: German Expressionism
inception 1911
languageOfTitle German
mainColor blue
medium oil paint
movement Expressionism
surface form: German Expressionism
notableWorkOf Franz Marc
partOf German Expressionist art
period early 20th century art
relatedMovement avant-garde art
relatedWorkByArtist Blue Horse II
The Large Blue Horses
significantPeriodInArtistCareer early 1910s
style Expressionism
support canvas
usesMotif blue animal symbolism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blue Horse I hasTitleInLanguage Blue Horse I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Blaues Pferd I (German)
Blue Horse I hasTitleInLanguage Blue Horse I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Blue Horse I (English)
Expressionism notableWork Blue Horse I
Expressionism notableWork Blue Horse I
this entity surface form: The Large Blue Horses
Franz Marc notableWork Blue Horse I