Sam Messer
Self-Portrait
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open, Lot 121
11. Mar - 11. Mar 2021
First Open, Lot 121
11. Mar - 11. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Sam Messer (b. 1955)
signed and dated 'Messer 87' (on the reverse)
oil on fiberglass panel in artist's painted frame
26<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> x 21<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> in. (67.3 x 54.6 cm.)
Painted in 1987.
Ruth Siegel Ltd., New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
signed and dated 'Messer 87' (on the reverse)
oil on fiberglass panel in artist's painted frame
26<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> x 21<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> in. (67.3 x 54.6 cm.)
Painted in 1987.
Ruth Siegel Ltd., New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Sam Messer could be acquired at Christies in New York in March 2021 for an unexpectedly low price. In the First Open auction, the work Self-Portrait changed hands for USD 625.00 (€ 532.23) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 1,000.00 – 2,000.00. Admittedly, works by Sam Messer have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Helping Hand in February 2007 with an auction result of USD 3,900.00 (€ 2,947.85).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Sam Messer konnte im März 2021 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion First Open wechselte die Arbeit Self-Portrait für USD 625,00 (€ 532,23) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 1.000,00 – 2.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Sam Messer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Helping Hand im Februar 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 3.900,00 (€ 2.947,85).
Sam Messer - Auction history
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