Peter Vilhelm Ilsted's Auction Record Jumps 26%
3 min read · 06 Feb 2026
Interiør med læsende dame (Interior with Woman Reading). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Peter Vilhelm Ilsted, Interiør med læsende dame (Interior with Woman Reading) (1909) sold for $152,400, more than two and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on February 5. The oil on canvas work has been traded 4 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $31,800, a 26% rise.
Woman Knitting by a Window (1902). Sold for $120,600 in 2025. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Woman Knitting by a Window (1902), which sold for $120,600 at Sotheby's on May 14, 2025. The work had been traded twice in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 05, 2026 | Interiør med læsende dame (Interior with Woman Reading) | $152,400 | 26 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 14, 2025 | Woman Knitting by a Window | $120,600 | 6 % | Sotheby's | New York |
March 27, 1990 | Young girl reading by window | $113,800 | 15 % | Sotheby's | London |
March 23, 1988 | Two children at a window | $99,100 | 47 % | Sotheby's | London |
March 25, 1987 | Girl seated in a sunlit room | $67,400 | 7 % | Sotheby's | London |
April 16, 1986 | Sitting room interior with five children | $62,800 | - | Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner | Bredgade |
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