Meine Mutter (My Mother)

c.1890

Franz von Stuck

Associated Names
Franz von Stuck

Artist, German, 1863 - 1928

The image is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman facing slightly to the right. She has arched eyebrows, a smooth forehead, and a slight smile. Her hair is mostly covered by a headscarf. She is dressed in dark clothing. The background is dark, creating a contrast with her face and upper body. Below the image, the text "MEINE MUTTER" is written. The etching is on light-colored paper with a margin surrounding the central image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.7 x 16.6 cm (7 3/8 x 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 56.1 x 44.2 cm (22 1/16 x 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.87.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner, New York); Jacob and Ruth Cole Kainen, Chevy Chase, MD, purchased May 7, 1991; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: FRANZ / STUCK; lower center in plate: MEINE MUTTER; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Franz von Stuck

Watermarks

LSS (?)

Wikidata ID

Q75125991

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