What is a Michael Ancher painting worth?
1849–1927 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 15 works by Michael Ancher with a published auction price sold between $4,358Sign up free to see and $22,578Sign up free to see, and the median is $13,788Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $14,190Sign up free to see across 13 sales. In the last five years the median was $16,125Sign up free to see across 12 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Michael Ancher prices by medium
- Auction results
- 16
- Sold rate
- 94%
- Active at auction
- 2000–2026
- Median price
- $13.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $82.6kSign up free to see Sketch for "Taking the Lifeboat Through the Dunes" (Skitse til "Redningsbåden køres gennem klitterne"), Phillips, Mar 2026
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 13 | $7.8k–$25.8kSign up free to see | $14.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (9), Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (2), Bruun Rasmussen (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 10 | $3.7k–$18kSign up free to see | $9.9kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 4 | $17.1k–$30.1kSign up free to see | $21.9kSign up free to see |
Recent Michael Ancher sales
- Tre fiskere”, 1898. Opus 1. Signed in the plate M. A. 98. Indistinctly inscribed in pencil, Indistinctly inscribed in pencil — $247Sign up free to see, Bruun Rasmussen, Sep 14, 2026
- Portrait of one of the Saxild daughters Unsigned, Oil on panel — $3,554Sign up free to see, Bruun Rasmussen, Sep 14, 2026
- Portrait of a Young Girl in Red Dress (Portroet af en ung pige i rød kjole), oil on canvas — $4,515Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 26, 2026
- Potato Harvest (Kartoffelhøst), oil on canvas — $18,060Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 26, 2026
- Sketch for “The Girl with the Sunflowers” (Skitse til “Pigen med solsikkerne”), oil on canvas — $19,350Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 21, 2026
- The Old Garden House, summer 1914 (Det gamle Havehus, sommer 1914), oil on canvas — $33,540Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 21, 2026
- Portrait of the Artist's Wife, the Painter Anna Ancher (Portræt af kunstnerens hustru, kunstmaleren Anna Ancher), oil on canvas — $14,190Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 21, 2026
- Sketch for "Taking the Lifeboat Through the Dunes" (Skitse til "Redningsbåden køres gennem klitterne"), oil on canvas — $82,577Sign up free to see, Phillips, Mar 7, 2026
Questions about Michael Ancher prices
What is a Michael Ancher painting worth?
Based on 15 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Michael Ancher have sold for a median of $13,788, and half of them sold between $4,358 and $22,578. For paintings alone the median is $14,190 (13 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Michael Ancher sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $82,577 for “Sketch for "Taking the Lifeboat Through the Dunes" (Skitse til "Redningsbåden køres gennem klitterne")” at Phillips in March 2026.
How often do Michael Ancher works sell at auction?
94% of the 16 lots recorded between 2000 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Michael Ancher painting?
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Of the 16 lots by Michael Ancher recorded at auction between 2000 and 2026, 15 found a buyer (94%).
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