Why it matters
A young blue horse stands before a mountain landscape; in the colour theory of the Blue Rider, blue stood for the spiritual principle. It is one of Franz Marc's most famous works.
Did you know?
- It was completed in 1911.
- It began as a postcard-sized sketch.
- It was shown in the Blue Rider exhibitions with Kandinsky.
Based on the Wikipedia article Blue Horse I (CC BY-SA 4.0).
