Lot 63 D α

Nicolas Lancret, copy after - "Maturity" and "Old Age" from a Series of the Four Ages of Man

Auction 1138 - overview Cologne
20.09.2019, 14:30 - Paintings 15th-19th C.
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €

Nicolas Lancret, copy after

"Maturity" and "Old Age" from a Series of the Four Ages of Man

Oil on panel. 34.5 x 45 and 33.5 x 45 cm.

After Nicolas Lancret's similarly sized paintings in the National Gallery in London. The series in London consists of four works representing the four ages of man: Childhood, youth, maturity, and old age. These works are based on the last paintings in the series.

Provenance

Art market, Hesse. - Lempertz auction 690, Cologne, 15.5.1993, lot 1259. - South Germany private collection.