Reiterskizze für ‘Wilde Jagd’ before 1893

This charcoal sketch by Franz von Stuck, titled “Reiterskizze für ‘Wilde Jagd’,” depicts a dynamic figure in a contorted pose, possibly a rider from Stuck’s later painting “Wilde Jagd.” The raw energy of the lines and the figure’s exaggerated anatomy evoke a sense of motion and drama, characteristic of Stuck’s Symbolist style. This preliminary study for a larger work allows us to see the artist’s process and development of ideas, offering a glimpse into the creative mind of a master of the late 19th-century German art movement.