Foxes, 1913 Franz Marc (1880-1916)

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We will add 1.6" (4 cm) additional blank canvas all over the painting for stretching.

High quality and detailing in every inch are time consuming. The reproduction of Franz Marc also needs time to dry in order to be completely ready for shipping, as this is crucial to not be damaged during transportation.
Based on the size, level of detail and complexity we need 8-9 weeks to complete the process.

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We not stretch and frame our oil paintings due to several reasons:
Painting reproduction is a high quality expensive product, which we cannot risk to damage by sending it being stretched.
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Additionally, due to the dimensions of the stretched canvas, the shipment price may exceed the price of the product itself.

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Franz Marc's "Foxes," painted in 1913, is a feverish collision of geometry, color, and animal forms, capturing both the spirit of the fox and the energy of the natural world. What strikes you first is the sharp angularity - the foxes themselves are reduced to shards, their bodies sliced into prisms and facets that suggest motion frozen in a cubist dream. Marc’s use of bold, fractured lines brings a sense of tension, as if the forms are ready to break apart or reassemble themselves at any moment.

The red of the foxes is striking, but it’s not just any red. It’s a deep, fiery red that pulses against the cooler, shadowy hues of purples, blues, and greens that weave through the background. The color doesn’t merely define the foxes but seems to radiate from them, making the entire scene feel alive with heat and vitality. The blocks of color almost clash, yet somehow Marc keeps it all just shy of chaos. There’s an underlying harmony here - the kind you might find in nature itself, where even disorder feels ordered.

Compositionally, Marc layers these animals in a way that suggests both multiplicity and unity. The foxes are entwined, overlapping, as if they are many creatures existing in one space and time, or perhaps one creature viewed from every angle at once. The forms overlap, cut through each other, and yet never lose their animal essence. You can almost feel the slinking, cunning nature of the fox despite the abstraction.

This painting isn’t merely about foxes; it’s about energy - the way the natural world pulses, shifts, and transforms, always just out of reach, always more than we can capture. Franz Marc turns the wild into geometry, and in doing so, makes it even wilder.