Ken Kiff
Tigress
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master, Decorative, Modern & Contemporary Prints, Lot 92
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Old Master, Decorative, Modern & Contemporary Prints, Lot 92
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Description
Ken Kiff (1935-2001)
Tigress
woodcut printed in colours, on Japan paper, signed in pencil, inscribed artist's proof aside from the numbered edition of 50, the full sheet, with some minor handling creases, otherwise apparently in good condition, unexamined out of the frame
I. 475 x 480 mm.
Tigress
woodcut printed in colours, on Japan paper, signed in pencil, inscribed artist's proof aside from the numbered edition of 50, the full sheet, with some minor handling creases, otherwise apparently in good condition, unexamined out of the frame
I. 475 x 480 mm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by Ken Kiff achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2011. In the Old Master, Decorative, Modern & Contemporary Prints auction, the work Tigress sold for GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,407.72) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 700.00. Admittedly, works by Ken Kiff have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Blue Tree in July 2006 with an auction result of GBP 9,600.00 (€ 14,053.27).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ken Kiff erzielte im April 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master, Decorative, Modern & Contemporary Prints wurde die Arbeit Tigress für GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.407,72) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 700,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ken Kiff auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Blue Tree im Juli 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 9.600,00 (€ 14.053,27).
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