Auction Record Set For Hilding Werner

Auction Record Set For Hilding Werner

3 min read  ·  23 May 2024

Landscape at Twilight near Glafsfjorden-Värmland. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Landscape at Twilight near Glafsfjorden-Värmland. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Hilding Werner, Landscape at Twilight near Glafsfjorden-Värmland (1908) sold for $31,200, more than two and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on May 22. The oil on canvas work has been traded once in the past.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $3,557, a 12% rise.

Sunset. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Sunset. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The previous record was set by Sunset (1908), which sold for $27,600 at Sotheby's on March 27, 1990.

Sale Date
Title
Price
Record Increase
Venue
City
2024-05-22
Landscape at Twilight near Glafsfjorden-Värmland
$31,200
13 %
Sotheby's
New York
1990-03-27
Sunset
$27,600
-
Sotheby's
London

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