Odd Nerdrum
Norwegian · b. 1944 · Painter, Draughtsman
Odd Nerdrum is a Norwegian figurative painter. A controversial figure in Norway, he is known for his anti-modernist stance while he is also admired internationally for his… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
SkyenGrev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · NOK 1,900,000≈ $379,563≈ £191,824≈ €240,824Sign up to see
HvileGrev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · NOK 700,000≈ $128,933≈ £78,336≈ €90,340Sign up to see
Twin mother by the SeaGrev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · NOK 800,000≈ $100,560≈ £66,088≈ €91,886Sign up to see
Odd Nerdrum’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).
ArtSell has recorded 45 auction results for Odd Nerdrum between 2001 and 2025, of which 45 sold (100%). Recorded sale prices range from $688Sign up free to see to $380kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $380kSign up free to see for Skyen at Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner in May 2008. The most common medium is lithographs (30 lots). Most results come from Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (44) and Bonhams (1).
45 results · page 1 of 2
- NOK 11,000≈ $1,084≈ £821≈ €933Sign up free to see
- Five Seated Figures, 1994$28,160≈ £21,045≈ €25,156Sign up free to see
- NOK 45,000≈ $4,224≈ £3,310≈ €3,924Sign up free to see
- NOK 8,000≈ $754≈ £596≈ €697Sign up free to see
- NOK 8,500≈ $907≈ £721≈ €846Sign up free to see
- NOK 18,500≈ $2,237≈ £1,579≈ €1,830Sign up free to see
- NOK 9,000≈ $1,088≈ £768≈ €890Sign up free to see
- NOK 10,500≈ $1,269≈ £896≈ €1,038Sign up free to see
- NOK 8,000≈ $906≈ £681≈ €748Sign up free to see
- NOK 800,000≈ $90,168≈ £67,592≈ €75,835Sign up free to see
Odd Nerdrum paintings (11)Odd Nerdrum oil paintings (11)Odd Nerdrum prints (31)Odd Nerdrum lithographs (30)
Odd Nerdrum: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Odd Nerdrum at auction?
$379,563Sign up free to see, for Skyen at Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (May 2008) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Odd Nerdrum?
The median sale price is $2.7kSign up free to see across 45 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Odd Nerdrum have sold at auction?
45 of 45 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2025.
Which auction houses sell Odd Nerdrum?
Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · Bonhams
About Odd Nerdrum
Odd Nerdrum is a Norwegian figurative painter. A controversial figure in Norway, he is known for his anti-modernist stance while he is also admired internationally for his skill and technique, as well as his extraordinary subject matter. Themes and style in Nerdrum's work reference anecdote and narrative. Primary influences by the painters Rembrandt and Caravaggio help place his work in direct conflict with abstraction and conceptual art. Works include still life paintings of small, everyday objects, portraits and self-portraits, and large paintings allegorical and apocalyptic in nature. The figures in Nerdrum's paintings are often dressed as if from another time and place.
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