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The great artists do not seek their forms in the midst of the past, but take the deepest soundings they can of the genuine, profoundest of their age.

Franz Marc

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Franz Marc
Age: 36 †
Born: 1880
Born: February 8
Died: 1916
Died: March 4
Artist
Graphic Artist
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Painter
Printmaker
München
Franz Moriz Wilhelm Marc
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc
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