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Vilhelm Melbye, En dansk lodsbåd i uroligt vejr. I baggrunden Kullen

Vilhelm Melbye

Danish · 1824–1882 · Painter

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5auction results2006–2026years recorded100%sold (5)$2.4kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Vilhelm Melbye, Skuter i kanalen ved den engelske kyst, 1877, Olje på lerretSkuter i kanalen ved den engelske kystGrev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · NOK 32,000≈ $5,251≈ £2,800≈ €4,090Sign up to see
  2. Vilhelm Melbye, Ships Coming to Harbor, oil on canvasShips Coming to HarborBonhams · $5,120≈ £3,905≈ €4,435Sign up to see
  3. Vilhelm Melbye, MOONLIT COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH BOATS, Oil on canvasMOONLIT COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH BOATSLempertz · €1,800≈ $2,439≈ £1,627Sign up to see

Vilhelm Melbye’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (5 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Dutch Ship in Stormy Sea
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 26, 2026
$882Sign up free to see
Vilhelm Melbye, Ships Coming to Harbor, oil on canvas
Ships Coming to Harbor
Bonhams · Nov 24, 2025
$5,120Sign up free to see
Vilhelm Melbye, View From The Hardangerfjord Looking Towards The Folgefonna, Norway, oil on canvas
View From The Hardangerfjord Looking Towards The Folgefonna, Norway
Olympia Auctions · Dec 11, 2024
£1,000Sign up free to see
Vilhelm Melbye, MOONLIT COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH BOATS, Oil on canvas
MOONLIT COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH BOATS
Lempertz · Mar 21, 2010
€1,800Sign up free to see
Vilhelm Melbye, Skuter i kanalen ved den engelske kyst, 1877, Olje på lerret
Skuter i kanalen ved den engelske kyst, 1877
Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · May 30, 2006
NOK 32,000Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Vilhelm Melbye, En dansk lodsbåd i uroligt vejr. I baggrunden Kullen
En dansk lodsbåd i uroligt vejr. I baggrunden Kullen1847
Statens Museum for Kunst ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Statens Museum for Kunst
Vilhelm Melbye, Sea landscape with sailing boats.
Sea landscape with sailing boats.1868
National Museum in Warsaw ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum in Warsaw
Vilhelm Melbye, Off the Shetlands
Off the Shetlands1852
Royal Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Collection
Vilhelm Melbye, Cruising in the Baltic
Cruising in the Baltic1852
Royal Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Collection
Vilhelm Melbye, A frigate clawing off a rocky coast
A frigate clawing off a rocky coast1858
Royal Museums Greenwich ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums Greenwich
Vilhelm Melbye, Sea Piece
Sea Piece1859
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum
Vilhelm Melbye, Square Riggers on the Open Sea
Square Riggers on the Open Sea1852
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Vilhelm Melbye, A frigate in rough weather at sunset.
A frigate in rough weather at sunset.1851
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Related artists — Danish, born 1799–1849