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Franz Marc (German, 1880–1916.)

Die Weltenkuh. (1913)

Oil on canvas, 27 7/8 x 55 5/8" (70.7 x 141.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold H. Maremont (both by exchange)

Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.

118.88

 

 

 

Provenance :

Willem Beffie, Amsterdam, Brussels, Brooklyn. Purchased from Marc, before 1916 - at least until 1940

Galerie Nierendorf (Karl Nierendorf, 1889-1947), New York. Purchased from Beffie, by 1945 - 1946

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Purchased from Nierendorf, 1946 – 1988

The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired from the Guggenheim by exchange, 1988

 

Alternate titles :

Bos Orbis Mundi (Former title)

Red Bull (Bos Orbis Mundi)

The Red Cow

Rote Kühe

Die Weltenkuh / The World Cow

Die rote Kuh (The Red Cow)

 

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