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French Artists with Ties to Denmark
Paintings by Pierre Soulages and Simon Hantaï as well as a sculpture by Henri Laurens from Jørn Utzon's private collection are among the highlights when we present a cornucopia of French art connected to Denmark in various ways.
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The Spirit of 1948
The above is the title of Asger Jorn’s expressive energy discharge of a painting, where he comments on the year of CoBrA’s foundation by letting a wild animal with bristling fur and bared teeth stare out at the viewer from the canvas. We are now placing a focus on the ground-breaking CoBrA artists with a large selection of their artwork.
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The Lost Sofa of Finn Juhl
Danish homes often contain many design classics, but once in a while, a truly rare piece of furniture turns up which has sometimes even been considered lost. This has just happened at Bruun Rasmussen with an upholstered unique sofa and two accompanying chairs from Finn Juhl’s younger days as a designer. They are known as the “Elephant Furniture”.
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Islamic Art
For the first time, we are focusing on Islamic art at one of our Live Auctions with everything from Ottoman tiles to beautiful watercolours from India. The many artefacts are examples of how a unique Islamic culture was created across both time, national borders, ethnicities and religious affiliations.
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A Piece of Jewellery or a Wristwatch Under the Christmas Tree?
The holiday season is upon us, and at the Live Auction in Copenhagen, we offer ample opportunity to find the right gift to put under the Christmas tree with a large selection of jewellery and wristwatches.
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Russian Art and Gifts from the Imperial Family
Art and antiques from Russia will be in focus at our Live Auction in Copenhagen on 7 December at 2 pm and a subsequent Online Auction the same day at 5 pm. At the two auctions, we can present approximately 400 lots with paintings, jewellery, silver, icons and other collector’s items from primarily Tsarist Russia.
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Direct Auction - Your Path to Vintage Value
You might know us best as auctioneers of art from the Danish Golden Age and hammer prices in the millions of Danish kroner. But that's not the whole truth about us. We have launched a different kind of online auction, which we call “Direct Auction”. Here you can buy and sell quality works of art and vintage designs with estimated prices as low as DKK 800.
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Join Our Specialist in the Treasury of Amalienborg Palace!
The exhibition "The Fabergé Chamber" at Amalienborg Palace shows the Danish Royal House’s art treasures from Russia. Meet our Chief Specialist in Russian art, Martin Hans Borg, inside the dark chamber from where he tells the story of the ties between the Danish and Russian monarchies in the 19th century.
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Sign up for Kær’s Art Calendar 2020
"There is always something. There is never nothing". Perhaps you remember Danish art historian Peter Kær's mantra from last year's art calendar, where he took us on a trip to Anna Ancher's Skagen. From 1-24 December, you can follow a new season of "Kær’s Art Calendar", when the popular presenter and art detective zooms in on Vilhelm Hammershøi's "Interior in Strandgade, Sunlight on the Floor" from 1901.
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Theme: Female Artists
Strong female voices have over time not been given their proper due in art history. Like a number of museums and historic researchers, we will be focusing on female artists at our auctions in the coming years. We begin with a closer look at the second half of the 19th century.
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The Preview Is Open
From Thursday to Monday we invite you inside the auction house in Bredgade, Copenhagen, to our traditional preview. Here we showcase all the artwork, design classics, antiques, jewellery and wristwatches that are up for auction. Please note that you have to book a time for your visit and don't forget to bring a mask.