Albert Anker
Swiss · 1831–1910 · Painter, Printmaker
Albert Anker was a Swiss painter and illustrator who has been called the "national painter" of Switzerland because of his enduringly popular depictions of 19th-century Swiss… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Stillleben: Tee und Schmelzbrötchen - auch TeegedeckKornfeld · CHF 3,000,000≈ $3,014,400≈ £2,384,056≈ €2,675,899Sign up to see
Stillleben: KaffeeKornfeld · CHF 1,600,000≈ $1,602,880≈ £1,206,988≈ €1,382,270Sign up to see
Suppe essendes Mädchen - MädeliKornfeld · CHF 1,050,000≈ $1,077,195≈ £843,602≈ €964,623Sign up to see
Albert Anker’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
66
of 101 offered · 2012–2025
Sell-through
65%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 5 | 42% | $350kSign up | $62.7kSign up | $878kSign up |
| Oil | 12 | 5 | 42% | $350kSign up | $62.7kSign up | $878kSign up |
| Works on paper | 67 | 39 | 58% | $13.1kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $106kSign up |
| Watercolor | 30 | 15 | 50% | $21.8kSign up | $15.5kSign up | $66.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 37 | 24 | 65% | $7.6kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $106kSign up |
| Other | 22 | 22 | 100% | $372kSign up | $43.9kSign up | $3MSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.