ID 1424211 
Lot 1332  | Bubi
Valeur estimée
€ 14 000 – 18 000 
Title: "Bubi".
Portrait of a boy.
Date: 1907.
Technique: Oil on wood.
Measurement: 31 x 31cm.
Notation: Signed and dated right: "Franz / von / Stuck / 1907".
Frame: Framed.
Titled on the frame.
Literature:
H. Voss: Franz von Stuck. Werkkatalog der Gemälde. Munich 1973, no. 322/393, fig. p. 169.
Provenance:
Private ownership, Germany.
With cheeks that beg to be pinched, a boy looks at us with bright eyes. A cheeky lock of hair rebels against the strictly coiffed hair. Franz von Stuck uses fine details to bring the boy to life: the shimmer of light on his lips, hair and eyes, the redness of his ears and the delicate lashes contrast with the coarse frilled collar and cloudy sky. This provides a striking backdrop for a small, neatly dressed boy and gives the portrait an ethereal space. It is not a window through which we look, but a portal through which the boy looks at us. This work shows Franz von Stuck's individual character of portraiture.
The bavarian artist had a penchant for depicting young children: one of his favourite models was his daughter Franziska Anna Marie-Louise, affectionately called "Mary", whom he regularly portrayed. In this work, however, it is not a child we know, so it is highly likely that the painting was a commission. But even without a precise attribution of the "Bubi", von Stuck creates a touching painting that evokes the innocence and naivety of childhood.
| Artiste: | Franz von Stuck (1863 - 1928) | 
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| Technique appliquée: | Huile | 
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Peintures de maîtres récents | 
| Artiste: | Franz von Stuck (1863 - 1928) | 
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| Technique appliquée: | Huile | 
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Peintures de maîtres récents | 
| Adresse de l'enchère | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Hitzelerstr. 2 50968 Köln Allemagne | ||||||||||||||
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