till 1900 > 19th Century Franz von Stuck - Biography

Studie zu Sisyphos. Um 1899.
Sanguine with pencil.
Signed in center right. Titled on the sheet underneath, probably by a hand other than that of the artist. On wove paper. 42.5 x 27 cm (16.7 x 10.6 in), the full sheet. [KA].
Accompanied by a written expert opinion by Dr. Heinrich Voss, Pappenheim, dated August 15, 1989.
We are grateful to Ms. Margot Th. Brandlhuber, Museum Villa Stuck, for her kind assistance.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Switzerland.
Galerie Jörg Schuhmacher, Frankfurt am Main.
Private collection, South Germany (acquired from the above in 2022).
Family-owned ever since.
In good condition. There is a tiny tear in the lower right corner of the sheet and a slight crease in the lower left corner. There is a fine, superficial abrasion on the lower left edge of the sheet. The edges of the sheet show minimal, faint handling marks in places.
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