Gerrit Lundens (1622-1677)

A Bridal Couple dancing in an Interior

Details

Gerrit Lundens (1622-1677)
A Bridal Couple dancing in an Interior
signed and dated 'GLund(iz?)- f-1646' (lower centre)
oil on panel
15¼ x 20in. (38.7 x 50.8cm.)

Provenance

Drächsler collection.
Anon. Sale, Lepke, Berlin, 19 Oct. 1897, lot 68.
J. Schröfl; sale, Schidlof, Vienna, 17 Oct. 1921, lot 28.

Lot Essay

The subject of the picture was a favourite of the artist: about a dozen examples are known, of which the present lot is one of the earliest. A slightly more elaborate version is in the Suermondt Museum, Aachen, dated 1656 (or 1636?).

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