Michael Ancher
Danish · 1849–1927 · Painter
Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish realist artist, widely known for his paintings of fishermen, the Skagerrak and the North Sea, and other scenes from the Danish fishing… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Sketch for "Taking the Lifeboat Through the Dunes" (Skitse til "Redningsbåden køres gennem klitterne")Phillips · £61,920≈ $82,577≈ €71,427Sign up to see
Fisherman Anders Velle and His Wife, Ane, on Skagen Beach (Fiskeren Anders Velle og hans kone, Ane, ved Skagens Sønderstrand)Phillips · £32,250≈ $43,009≈ €37,201Sign up to see
The Old Garden House, summer 1914 (Det gamle Havehus, sommer 1914)Phillips · $33,540≈ £24,993≈ €28,916Sign up to see
Michael Ancher’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
15
of 16 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | 13 | 93% | $21.7kSign up | $14.2kSign up | $82.6kSign up |
| Oil | 14 | 13 | 93% | $21.7kSign up | $14.2kSign up | $82.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $247Sign up | $247Sign up | $247Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $247Sign up | $247Sign up | $247Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.