Hammer prices and museum acquisitions
Bruun Rasmussen’s final Live Auction of the year has just drawn to a close, with several million-krone hammer prices, record-breaking sales and museum acquisitions as a result. We extend our thanks to all those who placed bids and to those who came by to watch.
Art took centre stage at our auction house in Lyngby during the first week of December, when we offered paintings, design pieces, antiques, jewellery and watches of the highest quality at auction. Bidders from all over the world placed bids in the auction room, online and over the phone, with many lots sparking intense competition.
Notable sales from the auction:
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Museum acquisitions – from Ribe to Copenhagen
Among the successful bidders were several Danish and international museums, and 12 of the works are now destined for museum collections. We’ve been granted permission to publish the names of seven of them. The Skovgaard Museum acquired a motif of Møns Klint by P.C. Skovgaard from 1850, and Ribe Kunstmuseum emerged victorious in securing I.L. Jensen’s still life with fruit and walnuts. Museum Vestsjælland had set its sights on three paintings by the Golden Age painter J. Th. Lundbye – two from the local area around Kalundborg, and a depiction of cows in a field. The Museum of Copenhagen’s interest was directed towards Heinrich Hansen’s historically significant cityscape documenting the demolition of Vesterport and its ramparts. Finally, the Johannes Larsen Museum acquired the beautiful painting of a flock of harlequin ducks in flight over the sea from 1926. We would like to congratulate all the museums on their purchases and look forward to seeing them exhibited in their collections.
