Q111637686

The date 1862 is attributed to this untitled Franz Stuck canvas — which would make it a work from the year of his birth, an evident impossibility, suggesting either a cataloguing error or that the date refers to something other than Stuck's execution year. Franz von Stuck was born in 1863 and produced his first significant oils in the late 1880s; he could not have created a painting in 1862. The work is catalogued in the Federal Republic collection with this attribution, and without access to the original documentation the anomaly cannot be resolved here. The canvas most likely dates from the 1890s or early 1900s, consistent with his known active period. This note is offered in the interest of accuracy rather than an invented biographical context.

Based on its Federal Republic collection context alongside other Stuck works, this canvas likely shares the technical characteristics of his mature oil practice: dark tonal grounds, smooth figure modelling, and controlled paint application. The actual date of execution cannot be determined from the available information.