Topic: Franz von Stuck Copy - Salome...1923/27

[notmuchpottery]

Fell in love with this. Cost me a little bit but I think I still got a bargain in my opnion. Painted in either 1923/27. Bit hard to tell as the last digit is right near the frame. Not likely to find the person who actually painted this gorgeous oil on canvas but I will put it here anyway.

The signature reads 'sopres F. von STK masy 1923/7.

Hope you like.

[Tigerchips]

This reminds me of a painting my grandad painted, not the subject, but the grimace expression on the girls face. In this case though i think it's more of a smile, it's hard to tell. I think she might be glad to see her cheating husbands head on a tray perhaps?

[Anne]

Wow! You know I think I like this better than the original (which is darker and drearier IMHO) - the face of Salome shows the joy of the dance and the slave is wonderfully depicted in yours.

http://fr.academic.ru/pictures/frwiki/70/Franz_von_Stuck_010.jpg

TC, the head is that of John the Baptist, which Salome demanded as the price of her dancing for her stepfather King Herod.

[notmuchpottery]

I agree Anne. The original is a lot more darker where is my copy seems to be more brighter with a lot more detail given to the slave. It is very hard to see any detail in the slave in the original.

I love how she seems to be really pleased at being served the head of John the Baptist while she is in mid dance. Although she could be a little more modest in my opnion. 

[notmuchpottery]

Gorgeous...couldn't resist looking again...