Why it matters
A bright yellow cow jumps through a colourful landscape. For Franz Marc, yellow stood for femininity and sensuality, blue for spirituality and maleness, and red for the earth.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1911.
- It may be a veiled portrait of Marc's wife, Maria Franck, whom he married that year.
- His use of colour was strongly influenced by Kandinsky.
Based on the Wikipedia article Yellow Cow (CC BY-SA 4.0).
