The Fate of the Animals: On Horses, the Apocalypse, and Painting as Prophecy

by Morgan Meis

Book Overview

In 1913, Franz Marc, one of the key figures of German Expressionism, created a masterpiece: The Fate of the Animals. With its violent slashes of color and line, the painting seemed to pre-figure both the outbreak of World War I and, more eerily, Marc's own death in an artillery barrage at the Battle of Verdun three years later.

With his signature blend of wide-ranging erudition and lively, accessible prose, Morgan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639821201
• ISBN13: 9781639821204
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Slant Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"