The Dream
1912
Imagine a world where horses are blue and houses look like toys—that's Franz Marc's 'The Dream.' Painted in 1912, this vibrant Expressionist masterpiece features a pink nude figure sitting calmly among giant blue horses and a stylized lion. Marc was part of the 'Blue Rider' group and used color symbolically to express spiritual truths rather than reality, believing blue represented the male spiritual principle. It’s a peaceful, utopian vision of nature and humanity living in harmony, created just a few years before Marc tragically died in World War I, making this dreamlike scene feel even more poignant.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
Location: Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich
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