3 min read · 21 May 2025

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 | - | Kunsthallen Kunstauktioner | Copenhagen |
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