Colorful like his pictures, passionate like his relationships with women and dramatic like his time: the great novel about Franz Marc In 'The Painter and the Pure Blue of the Sky', SPIEGEL bestselling author Tilman Röhrig masterfully tells of the life of Franz Marc, the most important painter of Expressionism, of his time and the people who shaped him. The result is a captivating artist's novel and at the same time an exciting and often surprising story about a young man in the confusion of his feelings, in search of himself and new paths for his art. Munich 1906. Painting nature just like that? That's not enough for him! The young Franz Marc wants more! The colors should be pure, especially the blue, his favorite color. Clarity should determine his painting. In his private life, on the other hand, chaos reigns. Torn between three women, Franz Marc struggles for his role as a man and his freedom as an artist, for new artistic expression and an exchange with the avant-garde of his time. After "Riemenschneider" and "Caravaggio's Secret" - another great artist's novel by bestselling author Tilman Röhrig Franz Marc's paintings with their radiant, clear colours are extremely popular today. In his time, on the other hand, they were daring and scandalous! His expressive blue horses, which inspire so many people today, were a provocation at the time. In his colourful novel, Tilman Röhrig lets readers participate intensively in the life of the now famous co-founder of the "Blue Rider", showing Franz Marc between art and scandal, circle of friends and love affairs, nature and modernity. 'This novel is a true firework of great history and small stories. Tilman Röhrig takes us to the studios in Schwabing, in Kochel am See and to the battlefields near Verdun.' Bayerischer Rundfunk