Live Auction 595519th Century European Art including Orientalist Art
Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928)
Lot 18 THE PROPERTY OF A DESCENDANT OF THE ARTIST

Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928)

Narcissus

Closed21 November 2012

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GBP 25,000

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Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928)
Narcissus
signed 'FRANZ/VON/STUCK' (lower right)
oil on panel
20¾ x 14½ in. (52.2 x 36.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1926.

The artist, thence by descent to the present owner (family estate
inv. no. 44).

Specialist note

The subject of Narcissus appears several times in Franz von Stuck's late work, and this painting is closely related to a version of the subject painted by the artist in 1926 (see H. Voss, Franz von Stuck 1863-1928, Werkkatalog der Gemälde, Munich, 1973, no. 584/273).