Lucas Cranach I
Portrait of Martin Luther (1483-1546), half-length; and Portrait of Katharina von Bora (1499-1552), half-length
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 GBP
Price realised: 248.750 GBP
Price realised: 248.750 GBP
Description
the first indistinctly signed with the remains of the artist's serpent device (centre left)
oil on panel
the first 7 ¼ x 5 ½ (18.5 x 14 cm.); the second 7 ½ x 5 3/8 in. (19.2 x 13.6 cm.)
(2)a pair
(Possibly) with Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam, before 1940. | (Possibly) with Jan Herman van Heek (1873-1957), and by inheritance to his brother, | Arnold Helmich van Heek (1882-1972), Enschede (according to a label on the reverse). | with P. de Boer, Geneva, from whom acquired in 1975 by the family of the present owner.
oil on panel
the first 7 ¼ x 5 ½ (18.5 x 14 cm.); the second 7 ½ x 5 3/8 in. (19.2 x 13.6 cm.)
(2)a pair
(Possibly) with Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam, before 1940. | (Possibly) with Jan Herman van Heek (1873-1957), and by inheritance to his brother, | Arnold Helmich van Heek (1882-1972), Enschede (according to a label on the reverse). | with P. de Boer, Geneva, from whom acquired in 1975 by the family of the present owner.
Auction result misses estimated price range
In July 2018 a collector was able to acquire the work Portrait of Martin Luther (1483-1546), half-length; and Portrait of Katharina von Bora (1499-1552), half-length by Lucas Cranach I for GBP 248,750.00 (€ 278,903.45). This price was achieved in the auction Old Masters Evening Sale at Christies in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 250,000.00 – 350,000.00 set by the auction house. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Lucas Cranach I achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Bocca Della Verità (The Mouth Of Truth) in July 2015 with an auction result of GBP 9,333,000.00 (€ 13,231,059.30).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Juli 2018 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Portrait of Martin Luther (1483-1546), half-length; and Portrait of Katharina von Bora (1499-1552), half-length von Lucas Cranach I für GBP 248.750,00 (€ 278.903,45) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale bei Christies in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 250.000,00 – 350.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Lucas Cranach I erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Bocca Della Verità (The Mouth Of Truth) im Juli 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 9.333.000,00 (€ 13.231.059,30).
Lucas Cranach I - Auction history
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