A painting by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who recently abdicated the throne, is up for auction.. Its estimated value is 75-100 thousand Danish kroner (11-15 thousand dollars), according to the website of the auction house Bruun Rasmussen.

They noted that the queen’s work has been known since the 1980s; her paintings were often exhibited in museums. But Margrethe II’s paintings are rarely put up for sale.

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“We look forward to offering this work to Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, which is testament to her great passion and prolificacy in art and creativity. Her extensive work in this field has long been known to the public, but we rarely see her work at auction,” said Niels Bo-Hauggaard, specialist in contemporary art at Bruun Rasmussen.

The painting up for auction dates back to 1988.. It was a personal gift from the queen to her then court marshal Hans Solvhoj and has been in the ownership of his family ever since..

“The Queen's artwork became known to the masses after Her Majesty designed the annual Christmas seal in 1970 and, under a pseudonym, created prototype illustrations for Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy in the late 1970s,” the auction house said..

Recall that on January 14, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaimed Frederick X king - after his mother, Queen Margrethe II, officially signed her abdication..

The Queen announced her decision to abdicate before the New Year - after 52 years in power. She became the first Danish monarch in almost 900 years to voluntarily abdicate the throne..