CNN —A painting by Denmark’s former monarch, Queen Margrethe II, is going up for auction. “You now have the opportunity to acquire a very special – and not least royal – work of art,” said the auction house, which has set an estimate of 75,000–100,000 Danish kroner ($11,000-$15,000). The painting dates from 1988, the year that Margrethe started to exhibit her art officially. Queen Margrethe at an exhibition of her work in January 2012 Keld Navntoft/Scanpix Denmark/AFP/Getty Images“The queen found her inspiration for the painting up for auction in the natural world, expressing it in a lyrical idiom. “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,” he added.

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Persons: Denmark’s, Queen Margrethe II, Bruun Rasmussen, “, ”, Margrethe, Hans Sølvhøj, Queen Margrethe, Keld, ” Niels Boe, H.M, Boe, Hauggaard, “ Queen Margrethe, Frederik, King Frederik X Organizations: CNN, Getty, Contemporary, CNN’s Royal Locations: Scanpix Denmark, AFP, Denmark, Copenhagen