Looking to Buy an Original Cranach? Here you go!
June 8th, 2011
Up for auction, estimated value: $110,000, titled, Lot and His Daughters. Here’s the link to the auction house. Cranach’s usually go for much more than their “estimated value.”
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Categories: Art
This painting reminds me of some of Cranach’s marriage paintings, which are obviously ironic. One was used at a marriage symposium at CTS in Ft. Wayne several years ago–I was amused that the Cranach painting on the brochure portrayed an obviously older, and lecherous looking, man together with a younger woman who had her hand in his money bag. Very amusing.
Beautiful. But since that’s valued at more than my condo is worth, I think I’ll have to pass!
I think I will try to find at least two of them. One for the parsonage and one for thechurch office. Course, I would have to save my salary for the next three years to buy it but ….
Roger
Artist life lesson: if you want your paintings to appreciate significantly in value, paint something other than the creepiest story in the entire Bible.