by Tom Gurney
Tom Gurney BSc (Hons) is an art history expert with over 20 years experience
Published on June 19, 2020 / Updated on October 17, 2026
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What is known about this image
This page previously described its red-and-blue two-pig image as a well-known Franz Marc painting. That attribution has not been established. The matching Wikimedia Commons file [1] explicitly calls the authorship questionable and traces its image to DeviantArt and LiveJournal rather than an owning museum, auction catalogue or scholarly work record. Its “1913” label is therefore not a dependable date for this image. The picture is retained on this local page only so the disputed identification can be reviewed. It has been removed from the Franz Marc painting browse lists. [1]
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Watch on YouTubeWhat can be said about the image
The reproduction shows two piglike animals in red and blue against a field of angular colour. Those visible features explain why the image has circulated alongside Marc’s vividly coloured animal compositions. They do not establish who made it. The earlier page inferred Marc’s intentions, its standing among his best-known works and even a date from the internet label. None of those claims can be supported for this particular picture while its object identity remains uncertain. A public-domain tag attached to a file also does not resolve a disputed attribution or the provenance of the particular reproduction. [1]
There are separately documented pig subjects by Marc. The local Pigs (Sow and Piglet) page covers Schweine (Mutterschwein), a 1912 oil painting identified in a Reclam publication [2]. The Wild Pigs (Boar and Sow) page covers the distinct 1913 work associated with Museum Ludwig. Neither verified work should be used to assign authorship to the image shown here. This route stays available for existing links while a reliable object record and image provenance are sought. It should not return to Marc’s artwork catalogue or be used as a basis for a replacement print without that evidence.
Artwork Directory
This source-checked selection contains 192 identified works and print designs from the current Franz Marc research set. It is a curated selection, not a complete catalogue raisonné. Some works link to their article here; others link to a collection record. Unresolved identifications are omitted.
Discussion
This two-pig image has no verified Franz Marc attribution or institutional object record.
Reader Insights
Observation
Which missing object facts would help test the claimed attribution?
Comparison
What distinguishes this uncertain image from the documented Wild Pigs, Boar and Sow?
Interpretation
What can the online file label establish, and what remains unproved?
Join the Conversation
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References
- Wikimedia Commons file history and description. View source.
- Reclam publication. View source.
- Related artwork image, Yellow Cow: Photograph by Dr. Alexey Yakovlev; resized without crop or colour change, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Legacy red-and-blue two-pig image; attribution to Franz Marc remains unverified. Legacy site reproduction of the artwork discussed on this page. Attribution to Franz Marc remains unverified.
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