This work is a 2012 Sarah Creek copy of
Blue Horses or
Die grossen blauen Pferde (
The Large Blue Horses) is a 1911 painting by
Franz Marc which represents three vividly coloured blue horses looking
down in front of a landscape of rolling red hills, is characterized by
its bright
primary colors
and a portrayal that simplicity, and a profound sense of emotion.
According to the 'Encyclopædia Britannica', "the powerfully simplified
and rounded outlines of the horses are echoed in the rhythms of the
landscape background, uniting both animals and setting into a vigorous
and harmonious organic whole.".
[1]
It is thought that the curved lines used to depict the subject are to
emphasize "a sense of harmony, peace, and balance" in a spiritually-pure
animal world and that by viewing human beings are allowed to join this
harmony.
[2]
Marc gave an emotional or psychological meaning or purpose to the
colors he used in his work: blue was used for masculinity and
spirituality, yellow represented feminine joy, and red encased the sound
of violence and of base matter. Marc used blue throughout his career
to represent spirituality and his use of vivid color is thought to have
been an attempt to eschew the material world to evoke a spiritual or
transcendental essence.