Anna Ancher's Auction Record Increases by 6%
3 min read · 05 Mar 2026
Young Girl Reading a Letter (Ung pige, der læser et brev). Image courtesy of Phillips
Anna Ancher, Young Girl Reading a Letter (Ung pige, der læser et brev) (1902) sold for $206,400 (GBP154,800), more than five times the low estimate at Phillips in London on March 5. The oil on canvas work has been traded 3 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $12,400, a 6% rise.
Ung pige ved sit arbejde". Interior with a young girl at her needlework (1901). Sold for $194,000 in 2020. Image courtesy of Bruun Rasmussen
The previous record was set by Ung pige ved sit arbejde". Interior with a young girl at her needlework (1901), which sold for $194,000 at Bruun Rasmussen on December 01, 2020.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 05, 2026 | Young Girl Reading a Letter (Ung pige, der læser et brev) | $206,400 | 6 % | Phillips | London |
December 01, 2020 | Ung pige ved sit arbejde". Interior with a young girl at her needlework | $194,000 | 50 % | Bruun Rasmussen | - |
March 03, 2001 | Tre små söskende | $129,400 | 31 % | Ellekilde Auktionshus | Copenhagen |
October 06, 1998 | Helga's birthday - ladies seated at table | $98,600 | 45 % | Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner | Bredgade |
November 19, 1997 | Breakfast in the garden | $68,100 | 37 % | Sotheby's | London |
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