Vilhelm Melbye Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Vilhelm Melbye Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 11, 2024
VILHELM MELBYE (DANISH 1824-1882)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
VILHELM MELBYE (DANISH 1824-1882) VIEW FROM THE HARDANGERFJORD LOOKING TOWARDS THE FOLGEFONNA, NORWAY signed and dated W Melby 59 lower left; signed and inscribed No. 2 Wilhelm Melby 20 Circus Rd St Johns Wood, London. on the stretcher oil on canvas 51 x 91.5cm; 20 x 36in 67.5 x 108cm; 26 1/2 x 42 1/2in (framed) Provenance Private Collection, Sweden Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005 Exhibited London, British Institution, 1861, no. 551 (View looking towards the Folgefjord in the Hardanger Fjord, Norway) The late Regine Gerhardt confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Olympia Auctions
Nov. 09, 2023
VILHELM MELBYE (Elsinore, Denmark, 1824-1882). "Night Scene with Sailing Ships on the Ocean," 1948. Oil on panel. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. In good condition.
Est: €2,500 - €2,800
VILHELM MELBYE (Elsinore, Denmark, 1824-1882). "Night Scene with Sailing Ships on the Ocean," 1948. Oil on panel. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. In good condition. Measurements: 17 x 24 cm; 30 x 36 cm (frame). A marine painter, Vilhelm Melbye grew up in an environment close to painting, since his brothers were the painters Fritz Melbye and Anton Melbye. After beginning to develop in the pictorial field with his brother Anton, he later trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Denmark, where he took private lessons in perspective with Carl Dahl. Some time later he moved to Paris, where he continued his studies with Théodore Gudin. His prolific career led Vilhelm Melbye to undertake a great deal of travel and exhibitions throughout Europe, but he was late to receive official recognition. In 1870 he was appointed a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 14, 2023
VILHELM MELBY (DANISH 1824-1882)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
VILHELM MELBY (DANISH 1824-1882) VIEW FROM THE HARDANGERFJORD LOOKING TOWARDS THE FOLGEFONNA, NORWAY signed and dated W Melby 59 lower left; signed and inscribed on the stretcher No. 2 Wilhelm Melby 20 Circus Rd St Johns Wood, London. oil on canvas 51 x 91.5cm; 20 x 36in 67.5 x 108cm; 26 1/2 x 42 1/2in (framed) Provenance: Private Collection, Sweden (until 2005) Exhibited: British Institution, 1861, no 551, recorded as View looking towards the Folgefjord in the Hardanger Fjord, Norway The late Regine Gerhardt confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Olympia Auctions
Nov. 17, 2022
Vilhelm Melbye: Marine
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
MELBYE, VILHELM 1824 Helsingor - 1882 Roskilde Title: Marine. Sailing ships on stormy seas off the Nordic rocky coast. Technique: Oil on canvas. Measurement: 63 x 98cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower left: Wilhelm Melbye 1850. Frame: Framed. Provenance. Private ownership, Germany. Explanations to the Catalogue
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Sep. 25, 2022
Vilhelm Melbye (Danish, 1824-1882), Seascape with Ships Near the Coast
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Wilhelm Melbye (Danish, 1824-1882) Seascape with Ships Near the Coast oil on canvas signed and dated "Wilhelm Melby, 1849 (lower left) 25 3/4 x 34 inches (sight) 38 1/4 x 46 1/2 inches (frame)
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Sep. 10, 2022
Melbye, Vilhelm (1824-1882) "Sailing ship in the channel off the coast of England", oil/canvas, b.r. monogr., verso on stretcher inscr., 31x46,5cm (w.f. 43x58,5cm)
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Melbye, Vilhelm (1824-1882) "Sailing ship in the channel off the coast of England", oil/canvas, b.r. monogr., verso on stretcher inscr., 31x46,5cm (w.f. 43x58,5cm)
Kendzia
May. 26, 2022
VILHELM MELBYE (DANISH 1824- 1882), SHIPPING IN THE SOUND, KRONBORG CASTLE IN THE DISTANCE
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
VILHELM MELBYE (DANISH 1824- 1882)SHIPPING IN THE SOUND, KRONBORG CASTLE IN THE DISTANCEOil on canvasSigned and dated 1873 (lower left)70 x 103cm (27½ x 40½ in.)Provenance:Sale, Christie's, London, 30-31 May 1991, lot 123Richard Green, London, 1992
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
May. 20, 2022
Melbye, Vilhelm (1824-1882) "Sailing ship in the channel off the coast of England", oil/canvas, b.r. monogr., verso on stretcher inscr., 31x46,5cm (w.f. 43x58,5cm)
Est: -
Melbye, Vilhelm (1824-1882) "Sailing ship in the channel off the coast of England", oil/canvas, b.r. monogr., verso on stretcher inscr., 31x46,5cm (w.f. 43x58,5cm)
Kendzia
Dec. 04, 2021
Melbye, Vilhelm
Est: -
Melbye, Vilhelm 1824 Helsingor - 1882 Roskilde Hafenausfahrt (Kopenhagen?). Monogrammiert. Öl/Papier, 36 x 54 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
Oct. 06, 2021
Vilhelm Melbye (Danish, 1824-1882) Shipping off Gibraltar
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Vilhelm Melbye (Danish, 1824-1882) Shipping off Gibraltar signed and dated 'Wilhelm Melby 1856' (lower right) oil on canvas 104 x 156.7cm (40 15/16 x 61 11/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 27, 2021
Melbye, Vilhelm (1824 Helsingor - Roskilde 1882), att.
Est: €240 - €280
Rettungsboot vor Zweimaster auf stürmischer See. Öl/Lwd. (doubliert, Altersspuren), li. u. monog. "V. M.", dat. (18)70. 37x 56 cm. R., 51x 70 cm.
Dannenberg
Oct. 24, 2020
MELBYE,Vilhelm(1824 Roskilde - 1882 Kopenhagen)
Est: -
MELBYE, Vilhelm(1824 Roskilde - 1882 Kopenhagen) Abend im Orient Öl/Leinwand. Links unten signiert. Datiert: (18)63. 35 x 55 cm. Gerahmt : 52 x 73 cm. Orientalische Flusslandschaft mit Staffagefiguren vor einer Stadt bei untergehender Sonne . Altersspuren. Dänischer Maler, tätig in Düsseldorf, Frankreich, Kopenhagen und London. Literatur: Thieme/Becker.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Jun. 04, 2020
Melbye, Vilhelm: Dreimaster auf stürmischer See bei Nacht
Est: €2,400 - €2,800
Dreimaster auf stürmischer See bei Nacht. Öl auf fester Malpappe. 30,5 x 40,5 cm. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
May. 31, 2020
Vilhelm Melbye, Untitled (At Sea)
Est: $500 - $700
Knud Frederik Vilhelm Hannibal Melbye (14 May 1824 – 6 October 1882) was a Danish marine artist, the brother of Anton Melbye and Fritz Melbye. He worked in London from 1853 to 1866 and, over the course of his career, painted seascapes, coastal and harbor scenes, sailing vessels and topographical subjects in many parts of Europe, especially in the Mediterranean region.
4th Meridian Fine Art
May. 16, 2020
Vilhelm Melbye (Roskilde 1824 - Kopenhagen 1882). Lively Shipping Traffic.
Est: -
Oil/canvas, 69 x 108,5 cm, lo. le. sign. and dat. Wilhelm Melby 53, min. rest., relined. - Danish marine painter, pupil of his elder brother Anton Melbye. He studied also at the Copenhagen academy 1844-47 under C. Dahl. 1848/49 he continued his studies at the Düsseldorf academy a. also worked in the studio of Th. Gudin in Paris. M. lived in London for many years; in 1880 he became professor in Copenhagen. Mus.: Aarhus, Copenhagen, Göteborg, Skagen a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit, Weilbach a. others.
Auktionshaus Stahl
Oct. 29, 2019
Vilhelm Melbye (Danish, 1824-1882) Shipping off the Barbary Coast
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Vilhelm Melbye (Danish, 1824-1882) Shipping off the Barbary Coast signed and dated 'W.Melby.1854' (lower right) and bears artist's name and address 'W Melby 26 Edward Street Portman Sqr.' (on stretcher verso) oil on canvas 67.3 x 107.3cm (26 1/2 x 42 1/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Apr. 16, 2019
Vilhelm MELBYE Helsingør, 1824 - Roskilde, 1882 Le départ des pêcheurs Huile sur toile (Toile d'origine)
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
Vilhelm MELBYE Helsingør, 1824 - Roskilde, 1882 Le départ des pêcheurs Huile sur toile (Toile d''origine) Signée et datée ''Vilhelm M. 49.'' en bas à gauche The departure of the fishermen, oil on canvas, signed and dated, by V. Melbye h: 23 w: 33 cm Expositions : ''Le siècle d''or de la peinture danoise. Une collection française'', Roubaix, La Piscine, 12 octobre 2013 - 12 janvier 2014, Le Havre, MuMa, 8 février - 12 mai 2014, Paris, 2013, p. 188, n°184, repr. et p. 213
Artcurial
May. 30, 2018
Vilhelm Melbye: Seascape with numerous sailing ships. Signed Vilhelm Melbye. Oil on canvas. 51 x 76 cm.
Est: kr40,000 - kr40,001
Seascape with numerous sailing ships. Signed Vilhelm Melbye. Oil on canvas. 51 x 76 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
May. 30, 2018
Vilhelm Melbye: From the Scottish Highlands with boats on the lake. Probably from Loch Lomond. Signed and dated Wilhelm Melby 1856. Oil on canvas. 77 x 123 cm.
Est: kr40,000 - kr60,000
From the Scottish Highlands with boats on the lake. Probably from Loch Lomond. Signed and dated Wilhelm Melby 1856. Oil on canvas. 77 x 123 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
May. 01, 2018
VILHELM MELBYE (DANISH, 1824-1882)
Est: £200 - £300
VILHELM MELBYE (DANISH, 1824-1882), A Blankenburgh fishing trawler and other shipping off the coast of Belgium , Signed ~Vil Melbye~ and dated ~1867~ (lower left), Monochrome and wash, 7 x 9½in. (18 x 24cm.); together with another monochrome seascape by Anton Melbye signed and dated ~1865~ (lower left), 6 x 9in. (15 x 23cm.) (2)
Charles Miller Ltd
Nov. 25, 2016
Melbye, Vilhelm: Segelschiff vor Gibraltar auf hoher See bei Sonnenuntergang
Est: €600 - €750
Segelschiff vor Gibraltar auf hoher See bei Sonnenuntergang. Öl auf Malpappe. 13,2 x 19,2 cm. Unten links signiert und datiert "Vilhelm M (18)51". - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Apr. 06, 2016
Vilhelm Melbye (1824-1882) - Shipping off Alicante
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1863 lower left 64.5 x 101 cm. (25 1/4 x 39 1/2 in) Provenance: Hahn Fine Art Dealers, London (label on reverse) Brother to Anton Melbye (1818-1875) and Fritz Melbye (1826-1869), Vilhelm worked from London between 1853 to 1866, and was particularly well known for his seascapes and topographical subjects from the Mediterranean region. The present work was executed by Vilhelm while on a European tour, which it would appear that he took a number of, with several other known works having been executed in and around Spain in the early part of the 1860s, and early 1870s.
Dreweatts 1759
Nov. 25, 2015
Vilhelm Melbye (1824-1882) - Shipping off Alicante
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1863 lower left 64.5 x 101 cm. (25 1/4 x 39 1/2 in) Provenance: Hahn Fine Art Dealers, London (label on reverse) Brother to Anton Melbye (1818-1875) and Fritz Melbye (1826-1869), Vilhelm worked from London between 1853 to 1866, and was particularly well known for his seascapes and topographical subjects from the Mediterranean region. The present work was executed by Vilhelm while on a European tour, which it would appear that he took a number of, with several other known works having been executed in and around Spain in the early part of the 1860s, and early 1870s.
Dreweatts 1759
May. 29, 2015
Melbye, Vilhelm: Englischer Dreimaster auf rauer See vor felsiger Küste (Gibraltar?)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Englischer Dreimaster auf rauer See vor felsiger Küste (Gibraltar?). Öl auf Leinwand. 40 x 62 cm. Unten links signiert "Vilh. Melbye".
Bassenge Auctions
Apr. 28, 2015
Wilhem Melbye (Dinamarca 1824 - 1882) "Marina en tempestad" Óleo
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
Wilhem Melbye (Dinamarca 1824 - 1882) "Marina en tempestad" Óleo sobre lienzo Firmado y fechado en 1965 46 x 61 cm
Goya Subastas
Nov. 27, 2014
VILHELM MELBYE (DANISH 1824-1882) UNLOADING THE BARGE 76cm x 122cm (30in x 48in)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
VILHELM MELBYE (DANISH 1824-1882) UNLOADING THE BARGE Signed and dated 1856, oil on canvas 76cm x 122cm (30in x 48in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 08, 2014
Shipping off Deal
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Shipping off Deal signed with initials and dated 'VM 56' (lower right) oil on canvas 29 x 46cm (11 7/16 x 18 1/8in).
Bonhams
Jun. 12, 2013
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
Est: -
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde) A Spanish xebec and other commercial craft in the Mediterranean off Gibraltar at sunset signed and dated 'Wilhelm Melbye. 1873.' (lower left) oil on canvas 35¾ x 60 in. (90.8 x 152.5 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 27, 2012
Vilhelm Melbye: Sailing boats and steamer off the coast of Skagen.
Est: kr60,000 - kr72,000
Sailing boats and steamer off the coast of Skagen. Signed and dated Wilhelm Melby pinx 1850. Oil. 89 x 132 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Nov. 27, 2012
Vilhelm Melbye: Sailing ships at sea.
Est: kr30,000 - kr36,000
Sailing ships at sea. Signed and dated V. Melbye 1871. Oil on canvas. 51 x 82 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Nov. 27, 2012
Vilhelm Melbye: Seascape with a French frigate and numerous sailing ships off Kronborg Castle.
Est: kr30,000 - kr40,000
Seascape with a French frigate and numerous sailing ships off Kronborg Castle. Signed and dated Wilhelm Melby 57. Oil on canvas. 50 x 84 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Nov. 21, 2012
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
Est: £30,000 - £40,000
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde) A Spanish xebec and other commercial craft in the Mediterranean off Gibraltar at sunset signed and dated 'Wilhelm Melbye. 1873.' (lower left) oil on canvas 35¾ x 60 in. (90.8 x 152.5 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 21, 2012
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
Est: £7,000 - £9,000
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde) Xebecs and other coastal craft in the Mediterranean off Tangiers, Morocco signed and dated 'Wilhelm Melby 1854' (lower left), signed and inscribed 'Middelhavet/oster efter un/seυr fur/Tanger/Vilh: Melbye' (on a label attached to the stretcher) and further inscribed 'Bugten ved Tanger med/Atlas Bjergene oster efter' (on another label attached to the stretcher) oil on canvas 17 x 26½ in. (43.2 x 67.3 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 29, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye: A raging waterfall, Laatefossen in Hardanger, Norway.
Est: kr30,000 - kr36,000
A raging waterfall, Laatefossen in Hardanger, Norway. Signed and dated W. Melby 63. Oil on canvas. 67 x 50 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Nov. 29, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye: A stormy afternoon off the coast of Skagen.
Est: kr60,000 - kr80,000
"Stormfuld Eftermiddag i Skagerak. En dansk Jagt og forskjellige Skibe passere Skagen". A stormy afternoon off the coast of Skagen. Signed and dated Wilhelm Melbye pinx. 1850. Oil on canvas. 88 x 132 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Sep. 27, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye: Seascape with sailing boats in the sunset.
Est: kr30,000 - kr36,000
Seascape with sailing boats in the sunset. Signed and dated Vilh. Melbye 1860. Oil on canvas. 35 x 57 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Sep. 27, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye: Morning light over the island of Procida, Italy with ships off the coast.
Est: kr75,000 - kr90,000
Morning light over the island of Procida, Italy with ships off the coast. Signed and dated Vilhelm Melbye 77. Oil on canvas. 41 x 78 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Sep. 13, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye (Danish, 1824-1882) An English frigate running up a rocky coast with small craft inshore
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
An English frigate running up a rocky coast with small craft inshore signed 'W. Melby' and dated 1864 (lower left) oil on canvas 63.5 x 89.6cm (25 x 35 1/4in).
Bonhams
Jun. 28, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye (1824-1882), a gilt framed oils on
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
Vilhelm Melbye (1824-1882), a gilt framed oils on canvas, of shipping in an estuary, signed and dated 1853 (14 x 21"). [Later in life the artist signed W. Melby.]
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 28, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye (1824-1882), a gilt framed oils on
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
Vilhelm Melbye (1824-1882), a gilt framed oils on canvas of a sailing ship in heavy swell, signed and dated 1855 (17 x 21"). [Later in life the artist signed W. Melby.]
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 15, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye : Ships in the Mediterranean Sea
Est: - kr15,000
Vilhelm Melbye : Ships in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Alicante. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 30 x 47 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
May. 30, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye: Seascape with numerous sailing ships near a rocky coast.
Est: kr20,000 - kr30,000
Seascape with numerous sailing ships near a rocky coast. Signed and dated V. Melbye 1871. Oil on canvas. 51 x 81 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
May. 25, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye: Ships in the Mediterranean Sea off
Est: - kr20,000
Vilhelm Melbye: Ships in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Alicante. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 30 x 47 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
May. 18, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde) Xebecs and other shipping off Gibralter at sunset signed and dated 'V. Melybe 1876.' (lower right) oil on canvas 21 5/8 x 34¼ in. (55 x 87 cm.)
Christie's
May. 18, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde) A paddlesteamer and other shipping in a heavy swell signed and dated 'William Melby [sic] 1868' (lower left) oil on canvas 22½ x 28 in. (57.2 x 71.2 cm.)
Christie's
May. 18, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
Est: £500 - £700
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde) A three-masted barque reefed-down in heavy weather signed and dated 'W Melby [sic] 1864' (lower left) oil on canvas 14½ x 25 in. (36.8 x 63.5 cm.)
Christie's
May. 12, 2011
Vilhelm Melbye (1824-1882 The Irish packet Cambria passing the lighthouse on St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Vilhelm Melbye (1824-1882) oil on canvas, The Irish packet Cambria passing the lighthouse on St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire on her run in to Milford Haven, signed and dated 1864, 33.5 x 52in.
Gorringes
Apr. 16, 2011
Melbye, Vilhelm Roskilde 1824 - Kopenhagen 1882 Sailing Ships off Venice
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
Melbye, Vilhelm Roskilde 1824 - Kopenhagen 1882 Sailing Ships off Venice Oil/canvas, 66 x 114 cm, monogr. lo. ri. VM, rest., relined.
Auktionshaus Stahl