Composition with Animals II

Made in Sindelsdorf in 1913, this watercolor expresses Franz Marc’s belief that nature possesses an "organic rhythm" connecting living things. The Saint Louis Art Museum describes the sheet as a remarkable example of his ability to synchronize color and form, joining animal and plant life within a single natural order. For Marc, abstraction did not displace nature; it offered a way to convey the harmony he believed ran through it.