Swedish, 1871–1954
Birger Sandzén
179results on record
92%sell-through
$32,031median result (USD, incl. premium; 84% observed, 16% estimated from hammer)
$670,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 179 recorded results (166 sold · 13 passed) across 10 auction houses, 1999–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 84% observed, 16% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 78 | 96% | $45,000 |
| prints | 36 | 91% | $938 |
| works on paper | 9 | 89% | $6,112 |
Medium is recorded for 123 of 179 results (69%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Eanger Irving Couse Birger Sandzén Eanger Irving Couse
| Metric | Birger Sandzén | Eanger Irving Couse |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $32,031 | $35,850 |
| Record price | $670,000 | $825,500 |
| Results on record | 179 | 153 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Eanger Irving CouseEdgar PayneMillard SheetsMaynard Dixon
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
86/ 100
- Sell-through92%
- Meets estimate72%
- Market depth179 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Auctions | 89 | 92% | $34,375 | — |
| Bonhams | 33 | 91% | $25,910 | 0.83× |
| Sotheby's | 21 | 86% | $42,188 | 1.05× |
| Raymer Society | 12 | 100% | $1,125 | 1.33× |
| Soulis Auctions | 8 | 100% | $4,375 | 1.52× |
| Christie's | 7 | — | $41,125 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 6 | 100% | $18,496 | 1.39× |
| Cutler Bay Auctions | 1 | 100% | $3,250 | 0.47× |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| New England Auctions | 1 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 181 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 13 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018·04 | Field Patterns 29 x 36in | $30,000–$50,000 | upcoming | Bonhams | ||
| 80 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $39, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2018·04 | New Moon, McPherson County, Kansas 14 x 18in overall: 21 x 25in | $25,000–$35,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·04 | Mountain Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park 25 x 30in overall: 35 x 40in | $25,000–$35,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Aspens, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 40 x 30in overall: 49 x 39 1/2in | $120,000–$160,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Smoky Hill River, Kansas | Oil on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | View from the Artist's Studio, Santa Barbara | Oil on Masonite | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | Zinnias | Oil on Masonite | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Landscape | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·08 | Floral still life (Zinnias) 24 x 30in overall: 30 1/2 x 36 1/2in | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·05 | Little Arkansas River | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | The Great Peak, Pike's Peak from the North | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | Creek at Twilight | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·04 | Windswept trees beside a river 22 x 27in overall: 34 x 39in | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·04 | Rocks and Pines, Boulder, Colorado 25 x 30in overall: 34 x 39in | $40,000–$60,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·11 | Dry Creek 16 x 24in overall: 23 1/4 x 31 1/4in | $25,000–$35,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·05 | Lake at Sunset, Colorado | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·05 | Near the Timberline, Rocky Mountains, Colorado | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·05 | Mountain Peak in Sunshine | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·04 | By the seashore 10 x 13 1/2in overall: 20 x 24in | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·04 | Panorama Wheat field 10 x 14in overall: 20 x 24in | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·04 | Mountain Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park 25 x 30in overall: 35 x 40in | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·03 | Paysage de montagne | huile sur isorel | $11,539–$17,308 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Evening, Lindsborg (Study of Cottonwood Trees) 16 x 22in overall: 21 1/2 x 27 1/2in | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·04 | angels trumpets | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Poplars (along a river) 12 x 9 3/4in | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Rocky Promontory | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Sunshine Lake; A Kansas Landscape 2 | $1,000–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·12 | The Cathedral | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·12 | In the Canyon (North Saint Vrain, Colorado) | Oil on panel | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·11 | Zinnias, circa 1930 24 x 30in | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Pines by the sea, 1924 image: 7 x 10in sheet: 7 1/2 x 11in | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Pond at moonrise image: 12 x 18in sheet: 15 x 21in | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | In the Mountains, Colorado (Rocky Mountain National Park) | Oil on masonite | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·05 | Kansas Creek | Woodblock on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2012·12 | Four Corners sight: 11 3/4 x 17 1/2in | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Moonrise Among the Red Rocks | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Kansas Creek and Kansas Landscape (pair) | Woodcuts on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2012·09 | Wilderness Landscape, Kansas | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | Willows, Pilar, McPherson County, Kansas | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | A Kansas Creek | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·05 | Sunset Over the Trees | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2012·03 | Kansas Creek | Oil on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·11 | Cottonwood Trees and Pond | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·11 | Early Fall, Smoky Hill River (Kansas) | Oil on masonite | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·09 | autumn symphony (smoky hill river, kansas) | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | In the Mountains: Reproductions of Lithographs and Wood Cuts of the Colorado Rockies (bound) | Kansas: Carl J. Smalley, 1925. | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·05 | Houses by the Canal and Smoky River at Twilight | Pair of Linocuts on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·05 | Kansas Creek and Willow Pond | Pair of linocuts on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·05 | Three Pines | Etching on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·05 | Early Fall, Smoky River | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2010·11 | Hidden Lake | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2010·11 | Rocky Mountain Landscape | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2010·05 | Hidden Lake | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·10 | Stevensons Lake | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·10 | Colorado Stream | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·09 | sunset in the mountains (rocky mountain national park/ colorado) | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·09 | pine tree in rocky mountain national park | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·09 | Stevenson Lake, Graham County, Kansas | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Willow and Cottonwood, Smoky Hill River | oil on board | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·03 | Moonlight | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Mountain River Valley | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·05 | Landscape with Tree | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·05 | Still Life with Melons | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·05 | Old Ranchhouse | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·04 | Sunshine Lake | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·04 | Veteran Pines | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2006·04 | Bennington Lake | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·04 | Saline River | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·04 | Trees and Hills | Lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·03 | Rocks and Pines, Garden of the Gods, Manitou, Colorado | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | On the Wild Horse Creek | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·10 | River Nocturn | Wood print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·05 | Mexico | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·03 | Colorado Pines | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | At River's Edge | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | Landscape | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | Old Willows | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·10 | Poplars | oil on board | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·06 | Kansas Landscape | oil on canvas, frame by Wiggins, London | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·11 | Lake in the Mountains | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | Sunshine Creek; Blue Valley Farm; Brook with Cottonwoods; The Silent Stream; Smoky River; and Kansas Farm | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.