Pastel. Signed.

54.5 x 48 cm. Framed & behind glass : 64 x 77 cm.

The pastel was on loan from Kurt Adelsberger for 5 years from 2018 until 09.02.2023 in a permanent presentation on the "Belle Epoque" at the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen in Mannheim. A confirmation from Andreas Krock, Scientific Head of the Collection and exhibition curator, is available. We would like to thank Margot Th. Brandlhuber, head of the collection at the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich, who inspected the pastel in the original, for her help. The head and neck as well as the signature are by the artist, the background was added by a third party. Franz von Stuck created numerous portraits of his beloved daughter Mary. The pastel is in the original frame designed by the artist Franz von Stuck. Frame, on the reverse with plaque: Georg Oberndorfer, Kunst-Rahmen & Malbrettertischlerei, München. Frame partially defective.

* Mary Stuck (1896-1961), born out of wedlock to Franziska Anna Marie-Louise Brandmaier, the painter's only biological child. in 1904 he adopted his illegitimate daughter with his American wife Mary, widowed Lindpainter, who married the consul and building contractor Albert Heilmann in 1917 (the construction company had built the Villa Stuck). in 1922, Franz von Stuck named his daughter Mary as his sole heir in his will. * Stuck, painter and sculptor, illustrator, craftsman, studied at the Academy in Munich. 1892 co-founder of the Munich Secession, 1895 professor at the Academy in Munich, 1897 marriage to Mary Lindpainter, née Hoose, 1905 elevation to the nobility by Prince Regent Luitpold as Franz Ritter von Stuck, successfully represented at international exhibitions, numerous works in international museums. All lots with a limit (starting price) of at least €2,000 are checked against the Art Loss Register database.

Literature : De Gruyter (2020), Thieme-Becker (1938), Ludwig (1983), Benezit (2006).

Provenance : * Partner auction Bergmann (the responsibility for legally compliant consignment and description lies with Auktionshaus Bergmann, Erlangen). Kurt Adelsberger Collection, part 3, previously privately owned in Berlin for seven decades.