How can I use this resource?

With this resource, you can learn about the life and work of Franz Marc, the German artist and the co-founder of the Blue Rider group. You can also color 16 templates of different parts of his painting and glue them together to make a large group work poster. This is a fun way to practice teamwork and artistic skills. You can use this resource to decorate your classroom or bulletin board with a beautiful, giant replica of Marc's famous painting.

What does this resource contain?

This resource contains 16 templates for making a giant poster of Blue Horse I. Each template has a part of the painting that you can color according to the original or your own imagination. The templates are based on the painting that is in the Lenbachhaus museum in Munich. The resource contains three different sizes:

• Postcards (5.8 x 4.1 in / 14.8 x 10.5 cm)

• Miniature (5.9 x 4 in / 11 x 8 cm)

• Study painting (8.8 x 6.6 in / 18.8 x 14.2 cm)

• Poster (35.9 x 26.2 in / 91 x 68 cm)

You can print the templates on white paper and color them with crayons, markers, pencils, or paints. The resource also provides you with some information about the artist Franz Marc.

About Franz Marc

Franz Marc (1880 - 1916) is one of Germany‘s most important Expressionists. He was a co-founder and editorial member of the artists‘ group “Der Blaue Reiter“. In his paintings, Franz Marc shows a colorful, lively world, a world of feelings in which he mainly used animals and nature as his subject. He was called the painter of animals and was himself a great animal lover. The horse is Franz Marc‘s favorite subject and “Blue Horse I“ is one of his most famous paintings. It shows a young horse bursting with strength, yet gentle in appearance, out in nature. The horse is a symbol of life and the nature a field of vibrancy represented by strong complementary colors, such as red and green at the bottom, yellow and purple, blue and orange.