![]() If so, the tower of horses would be a rhythmical repetition of the successive movement of a single horse. At the same time, given Marc’s interest in Futurist art, this could be an interpretation of how Futurist painters, like Giacomo Balla, represented a movement in paintings like Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash (1912). The four horses possibly signify the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which relate to the atmosphere and tension before World War I. Like the title suggests, the composition can be interpreted as a cluster of horses. Besides, orange and blue are complementary colors, and in Marc’s color theory, this combination was harmonious and celebratory. The blue and red in the bottom created a high intensity, which needed to be broken up with the softness of the yellow. ![]() The blue symbolized the male principle, severe and spiritual, and the yellow marked the female principle, gentle, cheerful, and sensual. Like in other artworks, Marc applied his theory of color symbolism to the painting. In essence, the bottom of the painting is a deeply saturated blue that gradually transitions to light yellow and orange tones in the rainbow on the top. This vertical motion is mainly established through color. The artist created a tight composition, in which all of the elements move upward. The artist sent this ink and gouache sketch on a postcard to the German Jewish poet Else Lasker-Schüler, who was one of the few women affiliated with the Expressionist movement. Marc’s preparatory work is visible in The Tower of Blue Horses (1912). The large canvas (200x130cm) is representative of the height of Marc’s artistic achievement. The Tower of Blue Horses is equally known for its aesthetic and artistic significance, and for its fascinating history. ![]()
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