Roland Petersen
American · b. 1926 · Painter
Roland Conrad Petersen is a Danish-born American painter, printmaker, and professor. His career spans over 50 years, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area and is perhaps… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Two Figures in a Golden LandBonhams · $156,000≈ £79,047≈ €115,951Sign up to see
Silent LightBonhams · $144,000≈ £70,206≈ €98,267Sign up to see
(American, b. 1926)Bonhams · $116,250≈ £66,516≈ €97,419Sign up to see
Roland Petersen’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
34
of 37 offered · 2005–2025
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 30 | 29 | 97% | $40kSign up | $27kSign up | $156kSign up |
| Oil | 23 | 23 | 100% | $44.9kSign up | $28.1kSign up | $156kSign up |
| Acrylic | 7 | 6 | 86% | $21.2kSign up | $17.7kSign up | $38.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 3 | 60% | $9.3kSign up | $10.2kSign up | $13.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $12kSign up | $12kSign up | $13.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $406Sign up | $406Sign up | $688Sign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $688Sign up | $688Sign up | $688Sign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $125Sign up | $125Sign up | $125Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.