Franz Von Stuck

STUCK Franz von (23. 2. 1863 Tettenwiess - 30. 8. 1928 Tetschen) Devil Etching and drypoint, 200 x 190 mm, mounted, glazed, signed in the plate lower left, signed lower right. German painter, graphic artist and sculptor, he studied under professor Lindenschmit in Munich, later he was appointed professor at the Munich Academy. Among his pupils were e.g. Vassili Kandinsky and Paul Klee. See TB 32/232, B 9/880.

Franz von Stuck (Teltenweis 1863–1928 Tetschen) Young faun, 1902, signed Franz Stuck, oil on canvas, 56.5 x 46 cm, original frame, (PS) Provenance: Private Ownership (Ostini) J. P. Schneider, Frankfurt (old label) Private Ownership, Germany Literature: Heinrich Voss, Franz von Stuck 1863–1928, Werkkatalog der Gemälde mit einer Einführung in seinen Symbolismus, Munich 1973, S. 285, no. 246/229 (ill.) In terms of his artistic practice, Franz von Stuck took the lead from Holbein the Younger, Lenbach and, above all, from Böcklin, whose bucolic scenes he frequently borrowed in his own work. The Young faun with wine is an exception in Stuck’’’’s oeuvre due to its cheerful nature. The young faun sits and beams as he plays with grapes in a meadow full of daisies. A bright summer sky is depicted to his rear. His short, hairy wolf’’’’s legs, shown surrounded by grapes, permit us to identify him as a faun taken from ancient Italian mythology, who was the god of the open countryside and protector of peasants and shepherds, their flocks and fields.

Lot Description Franz Von Stuck (German, 1863-1928) Portrait of Mary with green ribbons signed 'FRANZ/STUCK' (centre right) pencil, chalk, wash and pastel on board 21½ x 18 7/8 in. (54.6 x 47.9 cm.) Executed circa 1910. Lot Condition Report I confirm that I have read this Important Notice and agree to its terms. View Condition Report Provenance The artist, thence by descent. Pre-Lot Text THE PROPERTY OF A DESCENDANT OF THE ARTIST View Lot Notes › This study of the artist's daughter Mary can be compared to a large number of similar works by Franz von Stuck. One of his favourite models, Mary posed for her father in works such as this one, which are personal in nature and notable for their candour, and other more finished works, in which she served as a traditional model, typically dressed in elaborate Spanish or Greek costume.

Lot 126 Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928) Forellenweiher, 1890. Signed "Franz v Stuck" in pencil l.r., signed and titled within the plate. Etching on heavy laid paper, plate size 10 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (26.5 x 22.5 cm), matted, unframed. Condition: Pale toning and mat burn, margins over 1 3/4 inches. Estimate $600-800

DescEN Stuck, Franz von 1863 Tettenweis - 1928 Tetschen "Künstlerfest 1898". Selfportrait of the artist with his wife in costume. Titled and dated below the image. Signed lower right: Franz Stuck. Oil on paper. Laid on wood. 27,5 x 25cm. Framed. Provenance: Private collection, Southern Germany. Literature: Voss, Heinrich: Franz von Stuck. Werkkatalog der Gemälde mit einer Einführung in seinen Symbolismus. München 1973, S. 137, listed here under the number Nr, 174/606. Beginning in 1892 as a founding member of the Munich Secession Franz von Stuck belonged to the Avant-garde artists not only in Munich but throughout the entire German Reich. He, the son of a milling master, was the head of the painting class at the Academy (1895). In 1905 he was finally ennobled as painter prince at the head of the Munich Artists. This prominent position is also evident in the present work, a self-portrait with his wife Mary, dressed as the divine couple Zeus and Hera. In 1898 he took part in the tradition of artists in a legendary celebration under the motto "In Arcadia". Amoung the initiators in addition to the painters Lenbach and Kaulbach was Franz von Stuck.