Ken Messer
Magdalen College, Four Towers
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, Lot 381
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2006
20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, Lot 381
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2006
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 504 GBP
Price realised: 504 GBP
Description
Ken Messer (b. 1931)
Magdalen College, Four Towers
signed 'K.J.Messer' (lower right) and signed again 'K.J. Messer' (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour
11¾ x 18 in. (29.8 x 45.8 cm.)
Magdalen College, Four Towers
signed 'K.J.Messer' (lower right) and signed again 'K.J. Messer' (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour
11¾ x 18 in. (29.8 x 45.8 cm.)
Despite a disappointment, a good price for Ken Messer
This work of art by Ken Messer could be acquired at Christies in London in December 2006 for an unexpectedly low price. In the 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges auction, the work Magdalen College, Four Towers changed hands for GBP 504.00 (€ 748.00) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00. Despite this disappointing result, Magdalen College, Four Towers is the most expensive artwork by Ken Messer that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Ken Messer
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ken Messer konnte im Dezember 2006 bei Christies in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges wechselte die Arbeit Magdalen College, Four Towers für GBP 504,00 (€ 748,00) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist Magdalen College, Four Towers das teuerste Kunstwerk von Ken Messer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ken Messer - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
