Brief Biography-Franz Marc, the Expressionist painter, founded Der Blaue Reiter's (The Blue Rider) journal with Wassily Kandinsky. They formed a group of artists in Munich who explored Abstraction. Marc collaborated with August Macke, who influenced him greatly. Over time, Kandinsky and Abstraction had a strong impression on him. In 1906, he visited Greece, and in 1912 he went to Paris, where Robert Delaunay influenced him. Orphism is the category of Delaunay's style; it is a form of abstract art derived from cubism, emphasising lively colours. Marc entered the army in 1914 and, during the Battle of Verdun, was killed by an explosion. His most famous painting is the Fate of Animals, Kunstmuseum, Basel.