Lot 63 : Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928)
Auction Location: United Kingdom - 2004
Please sign in or subscribe to Artfact Premium or Artfact Fine Art to see auction date and house information.
Please sign in or subscribe to Artfact Premium or Artfact Fine Art to view enlarged images.
Artist or Maker:
Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928)
Title:
Mask of Beethoven
Description:
Mask of Beethoven
signed 'Franz/Stuck', stamped with foundry mark 'C. Leyrer/München' and inscribed 'Beethoven'
bronze, dark-brown patina
18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (47 x 47 cm.)
Provenance:
with Daniel Katz, London, 1996.
Published:
H. Voss, Werkatalog de Gemälde mit eines Einfuhrung in seinem Symbolismus, Munich, 1973, no. 149/368 (another cast).
A. Heilmann, Die Plastik Franz von Stuck: Studien zur Monographie und Formentwiklung, Munich, 1985, pp. 240-5, 408-9 (another cast).
Notes:
Von Stuck's bronze version of Beethoven was exhibited at the Vienna Secession in 1902, the 75th anniversary of the composer's death.
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Other Lots from von Stuck:
View all Auction Results for von Stuck
