Prometheus

Stuck, Franz von
Prometheus

c.1926
Oil on canvas
105 : 97 cm
Signed lower right

Provenance:
– Estate of Franz von Stuck (1863-1928), Munich 1928
– Mary Heilmann-Stuck (1896-1961, by inheritance from the aforementioned), Munich 1928-1961
– Albert Franz Heilmann (1921-1981, by inheritance from the aforementioned), Munich 1961-1981
– Heirs of Albert Franz Heilmann (by inheritance from the aforementioned), Munich 1981-1996
– Sotheby’s, Munich, Auction German and Austrian Paintings and Drawings after 1800, December 3rd, 1996, lot 208 (with detailed provenance information)
– Vera Heilmann, Breitbrunn am Chiemsee 1996-2011
– Ritthaler Gallery, Hamburg 2011
– Christie’s, London, 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art, 22 May 2013, lot 59
– Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, Modern Art, 28 November 2013, Lot 134
– Private Collection, Germany

Exhibitions:
– ‘Muenchener Kunstausstellung’, Glaspalast 1927, No. 2610
– Kunsthandlung Gerstenberger, Chemnitz, March 1928, No. 4
– ‘Ehrenausstellung Franz von Stuck’, Glaspalast, Munich 1929, No. 2699

Literature:
Heinrich Voss, Franz von Stuck 1863–1928. Werkkatalog der Gemälde mit einer Einführung in seinen Symbolismus, Munich 1973, p. 233, No. 593/97

Price on request