William Bruce Ellis Ranken R.I., V.P.R.O.I., R.P.
Portrait of Oliver Messel (1904-1978) aged seventeen
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects, Lot 4
04.Sep - 24.Sep.2020
Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects, Lot 4
04.Sep - 24.Sep.2020
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.250 GBP
Price realised: 16.250 GBP
Description
signed and dated '1921' with monogram (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white on paper
19 x 14 in. (48.3 x 35.6 cm.)
Executed in 1921.
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white on paper
19 x 14 in. (48.3 x 35.6 cm.)
Executed in 1921.
A top price for William Bruce Ellis Ranken
The work Portrait of Oliver Messel (1904-1978) aged seventeen by William Bruce Ellis Ranken was worth GBP 16,250.00 (€ 17,918.27) to a buyer in September 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Portrait of Oliver Messel (1904-1978) aged seventeen the most expensive artwork by William Bruce Ellis Ranken that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Bruce Ellis Ranken
Die Arbeit Portrait of Oliver Messel (1904-1978) aged seventeen von William Bruce Ellis Ranken war einem Käufer im September 2020 GBP 16.250,00 (€ 17.918,27) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of Oliver Messel (1904-1978) aged seventeen zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Bruce Ellis Ranken, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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