Untitled

Untitled

Franz Marc

1912

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows a black-and-white woodcut of a cow standing on its hind legs. It’s holding a pitcher in one hand and a plate in the other, like it’s serving something. The background has sharp, jagged lines and a few small shapes that look like trees or buildings. The artist used bold, simple shapes to make the cow look almost cartoonish but still strange. The way the cow is standing and holding objects feels unexpected—like it’s breaking the rules of how animals behave. If you like this style, look up woodcut to see how artists carve images into wood.

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