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Yellow Cow (German: Gelbe Kuh) is a painting by the German artist Franz Marc, dating to 1911. It is one of the artist's most well known works, and is one of several of his depictions of animals in Expressionist style. This work is oil on canvas and measures 140.5 x 189.2 centimeters.[1] The central motif of the painting is a jumping cow, surrounded by a colorful, structured landscape. The painting is characterized by the contrast between the dynamic central motif and the calm background.

Yellow Cow
Artist	Franz Marc
Year	1911
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	140,5 cm × 189,2 cm (553 in × 745 in)
Location	Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

The painting is in the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and has been shown at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Colour

Yellow Cow dates to Marc's formative phase, during which he developed the Farbsymbolik (colour symbolism) that permeates the painting. For Marc, blue was equated with spirituality and maleness, yellow with femininity and sensuality, and red with the earth. The colours in the painting should therefore not be taken as naturalistic, but rather, as symbolically representing the sense of the objects in the work.

Marc's use of colour (in this work and others) was greatly influenced by the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky.[2]

Interpretations

According to art historian Mark Rosenthal, Yellow Cow can be seen as a veiled depiction of Marc's wife, Maria Franck, whom he married the same year the painting was created.[3]

References

На других языках

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[de] Die gelbe Kuh

Die gelbe Kuh ist ein Gemälde des deutschen Malers Franz Marc aus dem Jahr 1911. Es ist eines der bekanntesten Werke des Künstlers und zeigt eine seiner zahlreichen Tierdarstellungen im Stile des Expressionismus. Die Ausführung erfolgte in Öl auf Leinwand mit den Maßen 140,7 × 189,2 Zentimeter.[1] Als zentrales Motiv dominiert eine springende gelbe Kuh das Gemälde. Sie ist von einer bunten, strukturierten Landschaft umgeben. Die Konzeption des Bildes bestimmt maßgeblich der Kontrast zwischen dynamischem Motiv und ruhigem Hintergrund.

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- [en] Yellow Cow

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[fr] La Vache jaune

La Vache jaune (en allemand : Die gelbe Kuh) est une peinture de Franz Marc réalisée en 1911.

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[it] Mucca gialla

La Mucca gialla di Franz Marc è un olio su tela del 1911 esposta al Museo Salomon R. Guggenheim di New York. La protagonista del dipinto è una mucca che ha come caratteristica la snellezza e la grazia.

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