Copy painting on canvas of the artwork
The Bewitched Mill (Marc and Macke)

“The Bewitched Mill” is a fascinating collaborative work between Franz Marc and August Macke. It is a complex composition that blends elements of Cubism and Futurism. On the left, a red watermill and white buildings are integrated into a mountainous landscape. A large, iridescent white waterfall crosses the canvas, within which one can discern birds and animals. On the right, a tree and an ox complete this dreamlike vision. The composition is a whirlwind of forms and colors, expressing a pantheistic vision where nature, animals, and human creations merge into a cosmic whole. It is a celebration of universal harmony, a joyful and utopian vision where all elements of the world coexist in a shared vital impulse. The work testifies to the friendship and artistic complicity between the two painters.