Ill-matched Pair

Ill-matched Pair

Title

Ill-matched Pair

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Christie's online database, accessed 16.09.2020]

The subject, the pairing of a foolish old man and a youthful beauty was very popular in sixteenth-century art, affording as it did the opportunity to present a lascivious image under the guise of a morality lesson. The couple initially appear to reciprocate each other’s gentle embrace. However, a second

The subject, the pairing of a foolish old man and a youthful beauty was very popular in sixteenth-century art, affording as it did the opportunity to present a lascivious image under the guise of a morality lesson. The couple initially appear to reciprocate each other’s gentle embrace. However, a second glance at this version of the subject reveals it is highly charged with eroticism. The lewd old man is shown fondling the young woman’s breast while she removes money from his purse.

[cda 2020]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop

[Letter from D. Koepplin to Christie's, Paris, 18.10.2006; Koepplin Archive]
[A page from Colnaghi's Year Review, London 2007; Koepplin Archive]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Dr. Werner Schade, Christie's online database, accessed 16.09.2020]

Production dates
about 1530 - 1535
about 1535

Production dates

about 1530 - 1535

[Letter from D. Koepplin to Christie's, Paris, 18.10.2006; Koepplin Archive]

about 1535

[Christie's online database, accessed 16.09.2020]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 39 x 25 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

none

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - a wax seal 'stadt Gerichte zu Leipzig'
[Letter from Christie's, Paris to D. …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - a wax seal 'stadt Gerichte zu Leipzig'

  • [Letter from Christie's, Paris to D. Koepplin, 12.10.2006; Koepplin Archive]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P443
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P443/

Provenance

  • with François Heim until 1968
  • 1968 acquired by Professor René Küss
  • sold at Christie's, London, 07.12.2006, lot 13
    [Christie's online database, accessed 16.09.2020]
  • Colnaghi, London, 2007
  • sold to a private collection, Germany
    [Page from Colnaghi's Year Review, London 2007; Koepplin Archive]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Howard 2009 10, 11, 16 Fig. 8
AuthorJeremy Howard
TitleCranach [Colnaghi]
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication2009
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  • Ill-matched Pair, about 1530 - 1535

Images

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Versions

Ill-matched Couple
  • Ill-matched Couple, about 1800-1899
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P313
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Ill-matched Pair
  • Ill-matched Pair, after 1550
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P568
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
An ill-matched Pair
  • An ill-matched Pair, after 1535
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P641
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

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