Thumbnail Techniques In Franz Marc's Oil Painting

Many see a work of art in front of them without ever giving a second thought about the artwork and move on to the next. It is essential for the viewer to fully understand the artwork to truly develop opinions about the work. Usually, making a thumbnail sketch of the work of art can serve a great purpose when it comes to visualizing the work in their eyes. A thumbnail sketch is similar to taking notes for a history class, so when it comes to the part where they have to study for the test, they have something to study off of. Thumbnail sketches help the viewer, who is trying to comprehend the artist’s work, draw conclusions, and develop legitimate opinions unlike statements such as “I like this piece of art.” Also, a thumbnail sketch helps the
A representational style is natural objects in recognizable forms and many might misinterpret the Blue Horse I as representational. However, Franz Marc’s oil painting cannot be: representational because although the viewer can tell there is a horse in the painting, but horses cannot be blue; nonrepresentational because the image refers to something in the natural world; or realism because this painting is not something we actually see on top of the hills. The artist painted a horse and anyone who looks at the painting will, without a doubt, know it is a horse. In addition, a viewer can tell that behind the horse are overlapping hills. Also, it is evident there are patches of grass or leaves by the blue horse’s feet which seems like the only part of the painting that is representational because Franz Marc painted the grass green that leads to the question of why he chose to represent the patch of grass green and not a different color similar to the rest of his painting. Franz Marc possibly wanted to provide a hint for the viewer to know this painting is of a horse on a hill. However, the various choices of colors Franz Marc used in Blue Horse I make the style of the image