Painting by H.M. Queen Margrethe II Coming up for Auction

A painting by the Danish Queen, H.M. Queen Margrethe, is set to go under the hammer at Bruun Rasmussen – Part of the Bonhams Network in March. Works by the queen have featured in a number of exhibitions, both in Denmark and abroad, but it’s not every day that the opportunity arises to acquire one of them. The royal work of art is estimated at DKK 75,000–100,000.

In March, you have the opportunity to acquire a very special – and not least royal – work of art, when a painting by none other than H.M. Queen Margrethe is coming up for auction at Bruun Rasmussen.

Queen Margrethe’s artistic work has long been known to the public, and since the 1980s, many of Her Majesty’s works have been exhibited at a long list of exhibitions in Denmark, including at ARoS, ARKEN and Brandts Klædefabrik, as well as abroad. Niels Boe-Hauggaard, Bruun Rasmussen’s specialist and head of the department of modern art, explains that it is, however, extremely rare to see the queen’s paintings up for sale.

“We are very much looking forward to offering this work by H.M. Queen Margrethe II, which testifies to her immense passion for and prolificacy within art and creative work. Her great activity in the field has long been known to the public, but it is extremely rare for us to see her works at auction,” says Niels Boe-Hauggaard.

A Personal Gift for the Court Marshal

The painting up for auction is from 1988. It was a personal gift from H.M. Queen Margrethe to her then Court Marshal, Hans Sølvhøj (1919–1989), and it has been in the ownership of his family ever since.