Horses in Art - Subject Genres - Modern Art

Modern Art

Inspired by El Greco, Pablo Picasso introduced horses into his work in 1906. Franz Marc and others including Susan Rothenberg in the 1970s used horses as motifs in their paintings throughout the 20th century. For a large and complex 20th century war painting in which a horse is the central dramatic figure, see Guernica by Pablo Picasso. While Impressionist painter Edgar Degas was particularly famous for his paintings of dancers, Degas was also known for his paintings of horses and horse racing.

Pablo Picasso, Boy Leading a Horse, 1906, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Picasso's Rose period masterpiece, recalls the painting of El Greco. Susan Rothenberg, (Untitled, Horse), 1979

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