Egill Jacobsen Auction Prices and Value Guide

Egill Jacobsen auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 254 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Egill Jacobsen auction prices: quick answer

Egill Jacobsen auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Egill Jacobsen
Source records
254
Market update
2026-02-06

Egill Jacobsen market snapshot

Egill Jacobsen shows solid auction liquidity with 110 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-09.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (44.0% · 37 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (28.6% · 24 sales)
  • $10,000+ (27.4% · 23 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$14,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
1
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-09-09

Artist context

About Egill Jacobsen

Egill Jacobsen (1910–1998) was a Danish painter central to the Cobra movement, the post-war avant-garde collective that brought together artists from Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam. Born and based in Copenhagen, Jacobsen developed a distinctive style of expressive, often mask-like figuration rendered in bold, unrestrained color. His work is rooted in spontaneous, experimental painting that pushed against the geometric abstraction dominant in earlier twentieth-century Danish art. Jacobsen held a professorship at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, reinforcing his influence on subsequent generations of Scandinavian painters. His paintings appear in major international museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Cobra (CoBrA)painting

Common works and media

Jacobsen is best known for oil paintings on canvas and board featuring mask-like faces, mythological figures, and vividly colored abstract compositions. Works on paper, including gouaches and ink drawings, also appear regularly at auction. Lithographs and limited-edition prints from Cobra-related portfolios circulate as well. Subjects range from stylized heads and masks to animal and fantasy motifs rendered in a spontaneous, gestural manner characteristic of the Cobra aesthetic.

Market and appraisal context

Egill Jacobsen's work circulates actively in the European and Scandinavian auction market, with over 250 recorded lots. Collectors evaluating Jacobsen paintings should consider the work's connection to the Cobra period, its provenance within Danish gallery or museum exhibition history, date of execution, condition, and medium. Oil paintings from his most recognized Cobra-era output tend to attract stronger collector interest than later works on paper. Authentication may benefit from consultation with the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History) or a specialist in post-war Danish art.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Post-War European painting
  • Danish modern art

Value drivers

  1. Association with the Cobra movement significantly affects collector interest and auction results
  2. Provenance linking to Danish gallery or museum exhibition history can affect value
  3. 254 lots recorded in auction databases indicate an active secondary market

Appraisal caveats

  • No major auction-house results were available in this source pack; appraisal should consult dedicated auction databases for comparable realized prices.
  • Attribution and authentication may require expert opinion from a Danish modern-art specialist or the RKD.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

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