Workshop of Jan Sanders van Hemessen
(Hemiksem 1500 - before 1566)
The Tearful Bride,
oil on panel, 66.2 x 78 cm, framed
Provenance:
Lichtenham Collection, Basel, 1950/51;
sale, Koller, Zurich, 18 March 2008, lot 3123
Private collection, Belgium
Literature:
B. Wallen, Jan van Hemessen, An Antwerp Painter between Reform and Counterreform, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1983, no. 22 b
The prototype of the present composition, dating from around 1540, is in the National Gallery in Prague. The present version is a slightly later variant, for which the bride’s cherry wreath has been replaced for a floral wreath. For the intellectual content of this satirical scene, see K. Renger, Tränen in der Hochzeitsnacht, in: Festschrift für Otto von Simson zum 65. Geburtstag, 1977, pp. 317/18.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
damian.brenninkmeyer@dorotheum.at
17.10.2017 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 30,000.- to EUR 50,000.-
Workshop of Jan Sanders van Hemessen
(Hemiksem 1500 - before 1566)
The Tearful Bride,
oil on panel, 66.2 x 78 cm, framed
Provenance:
Lichtenham Collection, Basel, 1950/51;
sale, Koller, Zurich, 18 March 2008, lot 3123
Private collection, Belgium
Literature:
B. Wallen, Jan van Hemessen, An Antwerp Painter between Reform and Counterreform, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1983, no. 22 b
The prototype of the present composition, dating from around 1540, is in the National Gallery in Prague. The present version is a slightly later variant, for which the bride’s cherry wreath has been replaced for a floral wreath. For the intellectual content of this satirical scene, see K. Renger, Tränen in der Hochzeitsnacht, in: Festschrift für Otto von Simson zum 65. Geburtstag, 1977, pp. 317/18.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
damian.brenninkmeyer@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 17.10.2017 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 07.10. - 17.10.2017 |