Editing Franz Marc (section)

==Early life==
Franz Marc was born in 1880 in Munich, the then capital of the [[Kingdom of Bavaria]]. His father, Wilhelm Marc, was a professional [[landscape painter]]; his mother, Sophie, was a homemaker and a devout, socially liberal [[Calvinist]]. At the age of 17 Marc wanted to study theology, as his older brother Paul had.<ref>{{cite book |last=Partsch |first=Susanna |title=Marc |date=2016 |publisher=Taschen |location=Köln |isbn=978-3-8365-3491-8 |page=7 |language=de |oclc=950028502 }}</ref> Two years later, however, he enrolled in the arts program of [[Munich University]]. He was first required to serve in the military for a year, after which, in 1900, he began studies instead at the [[Academy of Fine Arts, Munich]], where his teachers included [[Gabriel von Hackl]] and [[Wilhelm von Diez]].<ref name="elger">{{Cite book |title=Expressionism: A Revolution in German Art |last=Elger |first=Dietmar |date=2002 |publisher=Taschen |isbn=9783822820421 |pages=153–154}}</ref> In 1903 and 1907, he spent time in France, particularly in Paris, visiting the museums in the city and copying many paintings, a traditional way for artists to study and develop technique. In Paris, Marc frequented artistic circles, meeting numerous artists and the actress [[Sarah Bernhardt]]. He discovered a strong affinity for the work of painter [[Vincent van Gogh]].<ref name="elger"/> After the 1903 trip, he ceased attending the Academy of Fine Arts.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} 

During his 20s, Marc was involved in a number of stormy relationships, including an affair lasting for many years with Annette Von Eckhardt, a married antique dealer nine years his senior. He married twice, first to [[Marie Schnür]], then to [[Maria Marc|Maria Franck]]; both were artists.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}