Lot Essay
In his Parisian sketchbook of 1884 p. 17, Schuch noted between two sketches after still lifes by Vollon and Jeannin, the words Faisan and Vanneaux (Pheasant and Lapwing). This probably refers to a number of compositions of dead game he painted in 1885 (cf. the exhibition catalogue, Mannheim Stadtische Kunsthalle, Car Schuch 1986 nos. 99 and 100.)
These two still lifes (now in the Morat Institute and Mannheim Städtische Kunsthalle) and the present work are probably influenced by Schuch's colleague Wilhelm Trubner, who in the 1870's had completed a series of pictures entitled 'Wildstilleben'.
The inscription copied from the original canvas can be compared with those on the other two works (loc. cit.) one witnessed by Trubner, the other by the artist Hagemeister (1848 - 1933).
These two still lifes (now in the Morat Institute and Mannheim Städtische Kunsthalle) and the present work are probably influenced by Schuch's colleague Wilhelm Trubner, who in the 1870's had completed a series of pictures entitled 'Wildstilleben'.
The inscription copied from the original canvas can be compared with those on the other two works (loc. cit.) one witnessed by Trubner, the other by the artist Hagemeister (1848 - 1933).