Laurits Andersen Ring Work Sells for $69,300 to Deliver a 6% Annualized Return

Laurits Andersen Ring Work Sells for $69,300 to Deliver a 6% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  21 May 2025

I Kornmarken (Walking in a Rye Field). Image courtesy of Christie's

I Kornmarken (Walking in a Rye Field). Image courtesy of Christie's

Laurits Andersen Ring, I Kornmarken (Walking in a Rye Field) (1905) sold for $69,300, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in New York on May 20.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $47,200, equivalent to an annualized return of 6%. It last sold at auction in 2006 for $22,100 at Sotheby's.

Oil on canvas, 70.0 x 57.2cm. The work has been traded 11 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
2025-05-20
$69,300
214 %
Christie's
New York
2006-06-13
$22,100
102 %
Sotheby's
London
1985-06-21
$10,900
422 %
Christie's
London
1983-03-24
$2,095
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Kunsthallen Kunstauktioner
Copenhagen

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