Oil on panel. Signed and dated in the lower right. Typographical inscription “Villa Stuck / Urteil des Paris v. Franz v. Stuck” and the number “09” on an old label on the reverse. 73 x 74.3 cm.
The work shows the three ancient goddesses Athena, Hera and Aphrodite. [JS].

• Antiquity, Pathos, Eros - Outstanding testimony to Stuck's captivating symbolist fin-de-siècle painting.
• Athena, Hera, Aphrodite - Facets of femininity, Eros and love.
• Stuck contrasts the unbridled erotic femininity of his early work with his “Judgment of Paris,” a complex portrayal of feminity.
• In this mysterious composition, the painter slips into the role of Paris and lends Aphrodite the youthful features of his wife, Mary.
• Stuck selected the painting for the International Art Exhibition in Venice as early as 1924.
• Excellent provenance: from the artist's estate and family ownership.
• Stuck's fascinating creations are included in important collections, among others, the Berlin Nationalgalerie, the Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
LITERATURE: Heinrich Voss, Franz von Stuck 1863-1928, Werkkatalog der Gemälde mit einer Einführung in den Symbolismus, catalogue raisonné no. 565/128 (illustrated in b/w on p. 225).