Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel
Portrait of a Torero, three-quarter length, seated wearing a 'traje de luces'
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects, Lot 15
04.Sep - 24.Sep.2020
Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects, Lot 15
04.Sep - 24.Sep.2020
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
signed 'MESSEL' (lower left), signed, dated and inscribed 'TORERO 1950 Oliver Messel.' on the reverse overlap
oil on canvas
30 x 23 in. (76.2 x 58.4 cm.)
Executed in 1950.
oil on canvas
30 x 23 in. (76.2 x 58.4 cm.)
Executed in 1950.
Auction result misses estimated price range
In September 2020 a collector was able to acquire the work Portrait of a Torero, three-quarter length, seated wearing a 'traje de luces' by Oliver Messel for GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,032.32). This price was achieved in the auction Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects at Christies in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00 set by the auction house. Admittedly, works by Oliver Messel have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of Mrs William "Babe" Paley (1915-1978) in September 2020 with an auction result of GBP 23,750.00 (€ 26,188.24).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im September 2020 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Portrait of a Torero, three-quarter length, seated wearing a 'traje de luces' von Oliver Messel für GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.032,32) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects bei Christies in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Oliver Messel auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of Mrs William "Babe" Paley (1915-1978) im September 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 23.750,00 (€ 26.188,24).
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