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  • The painting by H.M. Queen Margrethe II will feature at Bruun Rasmussen’s Live Auction at the beginning of March with an estimation of DKK 75,000–100,000.

    Painting by H.M. Queen Margrethe II Coming up for Auction

    A painting by the Danish Queen, H.M. Queen Margrethe, is set to go under the hammer at Bruun Rasmussen – Part of the Bonhams Network in March. Works by the queen have featured in a number of exhibitions, both in Denmark and abroad, but it’s not every day that the opportunity arises to acquire one of them. The royal work of art is estimated at DKK 75,000–100,000.

  • Art specialist Niels Raben and representative in Paris Ditte Herborg Krogh in the company of Pierre Alechinsky's painting "Lucioles" from 1984. Estimate: DKK 3,000,000-3,500,000.

    Bruun Rasmussen Looking to Repeat the Success – With CoBrA Art Worth Millions

    Last December, Bruun Rasmussen sold CoBrA works for many millions of kroner – with three of them setting world records in just one evening. Bruun Rasmussen is now hoping to repeat the success when the auction house holds a magnificent themed auction for the second time, with hundreds of CoBrA works set to go under the hammer.

  • A valuable work of art by the Japanese avant-garde artist Atsuko Tanaka is set to go under the hammer at the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen on 7 March with an estimate of DKK 4–6 million.

    Japanese Avant-garde Art for Millions

    A valuable work of art by the Japanese avant-garde artist Atsuko Tanaka is set to go under the hammer at the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen on 7 March with an estimate of DKK 4–6 million. The work was purchased in the 1960s at the Minami Gallery in Tokyo by a Danish couple and has remained in the ownership of the same family ever since.

  • In collaboration with Bonhams, Bruun Rasmussen held a grand CoBrA auction Tuesday evening. A work by the Dutch painter Corneille set a world record for the artist when it achieved a hammer price of EUR 532,401 (including buyer's premium).

    Art with a Bite Sold for Dizzying Prices at Bruun Rasmussen

    The historic saleroom in Copenhagen was filled to the brim with people, and the bids flew freely through the room as Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in collaboration with Bonhams held a magnificent auction Tuesday evening with works from the artist group known as CoBrA.

  • On 6 December, Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers opens the doors in Copenhagen for a spectacular CoBrA auction together with Bukowskis and Bonhams.

    CoBrA – Art Born out of Adversity

    This December, the auction house Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, together with the Swedish auction house Bukowskis and auction house British Bonhams, will host a magnificent CoBrA Live Auction in Copenhagen. Here you can bid on a wide selection of works from a large number of artists related to CoBrA.

  • The painting, which is valued at € 54,000-67,000, will be auctioned off at Bruun Rasmussen on the International Women's Day on 8 March.

    Controversial Art History: Gerda Wegener's 100-year-old Portrait of Her Partner, the Trans Woman Lili Elbe, at Auction

    Almost 100 years ago, Lili Elbe underwent one of the world's first gender reassignment surgeries. She sat as a model for her partner and internationally renowned artist Gerda Wegener for a painting that is once again highly topical considering the ongoing public conversations about gender and sexuality. The painting, which is valued at € 54,000-67,000, will be auctioned off a

  • 74 original NASA photographs from the space race to the Moon are now up for auction at Bruun Rasmussen on 9 March for a combined value of DKK 1.5 million.

    Original NASA Photographs of the First Men on the Moon up for Auction at Bruun Rasmussen

    An iconic moon selfie, the world’s first photograph of Earth seen from space and a ‘moonwalking’ astronaut all made history, headlines and onto the covers of international publications across the world. These are just three of the 74 original NASA photographs from the space race to the Moon, which are now up for auction at Bruun Rasmussen on 9 March for a value of DKK 1.5 millions.

  • The Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen can present art and antiques that tell us stories about the close connections between Russian and Danish culture.

    Stories of Imperial Russo-Danish Connections at Auction

    The Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen can present art and antiques that tell us stories about the close connections between Russian and Danish culture. The auction at 3 pm on 2 December takes a long and interesting journey through history: from miniature portraits of the Russian Imperial family, through modern art made during the post-war period to unique antiques from Fabergé.

  • Dialogue benches by the artists Michael Kvium and Maria Rubinke are among the items when Bruun Rasmussen holds a charity auction in collaboration with Copenhagen 2021 WorldPride and EuroGames

    Charity auction supports the fight for diversity and inclusion

    Help support the fight for diversity and inclusion when WorldPride and EuroGames hold a charity auction in order to support LGBTI+ rights and equality. Several artworks and unique items can currently be viewed at Bruun Rasmussen’s website, where you can place your bid online until 31 August when the charity hammer falls.

  • Jan Krizek's works of art are rarely for sale, but now a whole collection of the artist's figures, paintings and drawings will be sold at auction at Bruun Rasmussen.

    Record-Breaking Czech Back Under the Hammer

    A remarkable collection of the Czech artist Jan Krizek's paintings and sculptures will be up for sale at the autumn’s Live Auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen.

  • Henri Hayden: "Bretonne". Signed 1920. Oil on canvas. Estimate: DKK 2-3 million / € 270,000-400,000.

    Cubist Work up for Auction in Copenhagen

    The highlight of this summer's auction at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in Copenhagen is a magnificent painting by Henri Hayden from 1920 and entitled "Bretonne". With the painting’s multi-perspective it can rightly be called pure cubist and musical in its style. The painting originates from the artist's relatively short cubist period between 1915 to 1922.

  • Allan Otte: "Kødet blev jord" (And the Meat Turned to Soil), 2010. Signed. Acrylic on board. 100 x 162 cm. Estimate: DKK 100,000-125,000.

    Danish Contemporary Art up for Auction

    Allan Otte, Cathrine Raben Davidsen and Trine Søndergaard – Danish contemporary art is gaining ground on the international market these years. When Bruun Rasmussen holds the year's first Live Auction of modern art and Scandinavian design, it will include a large number of works by some of the most significant Danish artists at the moment.

  • Per Kirkeby: Untitled, 1967-68. Signed and dated on the reverse. Synthetic paint, indian ink, coloured crayon and pencil on masonite. 122 x 122 cm. Estimate: DKK 400,000.

    The Many Faces of Per Kirkeby: from Pop Art to Geology

    At the autumn's international auction in Copenhagen, we celebrate the many artistic achievements of the recently deceased Danish artist Per Kirkeby. We do so with a series of works ranging from his early experiments with pop art to his later geological studies.

  • Glass art from a Danish doctor's private collection is now offered at auction in Copenhagen.

    Doctor Glass' impressive collection on auction

    An outstanding private collection of glass art from the 20th century is offered at Bruun Rasmussen's international auction in Copenhagen 26 September. The owner is the Danish doctor Torben Sørensen who has spent a lifetime gathering a plethora of works from Italy, Finland and Sweden.

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