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Franz von Stuck - Franz von Stuck: ”Bubi”. STUCK, FRANZ VON 1863 Tettenweis - 1928 Tetschen 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. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 36,97 Euro plus 7,03 Euro VAT EU: 58,82 Euro plus 11,18 Euro VAT Worldwide: 100,84 Euro plus 19,16 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Explanations to the Catalogue Franz von Stuck Germany Munich Secession Munich School 19th/20th C. Paintings Framed