Lucas Cranach, The Younger
Ill-Matched Lovers
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 GBP
Price realised: 622.500 GBP
Price realised: 622.500 GBP
Description
Lucas Cranach, The Younger (Wittenberg 1515-1586 Weimar)
Ill-Matched Lovers
signed with the artist's device of a serpent with wings folded (centre left)
oil on panel
29 x 18 7/8 in. (73.7 x 48 cm.)
with inventory number '37' (lower left)
- In the family of the present owners since at least the mid-19th century.
Ill-Matched Lovers
signed with the artist's device of a serpent with wings folded (centre left)
oil on panel
29 x 18 7/8 in. (73.7 x 48 cm.)
with inventory number '37' (lower left)
- In the family of the present owners since at least the mid-19th century.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Ill-Matched Lovers by Lucas Cranach II was sold in the Old Masters Evening Sale auction at Christies in London in July 2021. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 600,000.00 – 800,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 622,500.00 (€ 730,010.33) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Lucas Cranach II - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a green velvet and orange dress and a pearl-embroidered black hat, which sold at auction in July 2007 for GBP 1,812,000.00 (€ 2,691,238.28).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Ill-Matched Lovers von Lucas Cranach II wurde im Juli 2021 in der Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 600.000,00 – 800.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 622.500,00 (€ 730.010,33) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Lucas Cranach II mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a green velvet and orange dress and a pearl-embroidered black hat beobachtet, die im Juli 2007 für GBP 1.812.000,00 (€ 2.691.238,28) versteigert wurde.
Lucas Cranach II - Auction history
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