Regular and Large print chart included
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Celebrate the bold color and emotional energy of German Expressionism with *Cats, Red and White ***Cross Stitch Pattern, inspired by the vibrant artwork of Franz Marc.
This striking composition features two intertwined cats rendered in expressive sweeping brushstrokes and luminous contrasting color. A brilliant white cat and a glowing red-orange companion curve together within a richly abstracted landscape of greens, blues, and golds, creating a composition filled with movement, warmth, and harmony.
Franz Marc was one of the leading figures of the German Expressionist movement and a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). Known for his deeply emotional depictions of animals, Marc used color symbolically to express spirituality, emotion, and connection to nature rather than strict realism.
The vivid palette and flowing painterly forms translate beautifully into cross stitch, resulting in a finished piece that feels both playful and sophisticated while preserving the expressive energy of the original artwork.
This museum-quality, full-coverage cross stitch pattern carefully preserves the bold color relationships, painterly texture, and modern artistic character of the original painting.
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Design Size:
214w x 324h stitches
Types of Stitches:
Full stitches only, no half or quarter stitches, no backstitching
Level of Difficulty:
Advanced
Sewn Design Size:
14 count: 15.29 x 23.14 inches - 388mm x 588mm
18 count: 11.89 x 18.00 inches - 302mm x 457mm
20 count: 10.70 x 16.20 inches - 272mm x 411mm
22 count: 9.73 x 14.73 inches - 247mm x 374mm
Fabric size necessary for design:
Add six inches to both length and width (3" on each side)
Number of floss colors in the design: 59 (DMC cotton floss) No blended colors.
