Franz von Stuck (né Franz Stuck, German, 1863-1928), ‘Lauschende Faune (Listening Fauns),’ circa 1899, oil-on-panel, as depicted (left) in a black & white photograph in the 1904 edition of the German art journal ‘Die Kunst,’ and (right) as it appears today, in need of professional cleaning to reveal its full image. To be offered without reserve on Sept. 23, 2022 at Soulis Auctions in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. Estimate: $75,000-$125,000
LONE JACK, Mo. – A Met-exhibited artwork by the influential German Secessionist painter Franz von Stuck (né Franz Stuck, 1863-1928) has been rediscovered after being out of public sight for more than a century. It will be auctioned on September 23 by Soulis Auctions, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.
