Alexander Nasmyth Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alexander Nasmyth Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 09, 2026
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840)
Est: £800 - £1,200
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) THE FALLS OF TUMMEL Oil on canvas 68.5cm x 89.5cm (27in x 35.25in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 27, 2026
Attr. Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840) Oil on Panel Scottish Landscape, Edinburgh Castle
Est: $200 - $50,000
An impressive, moody landscape work attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840), a renowned Scottish portrait and landscape painter often called the father of Scottish landscape painting. Depicting a romanticized, atmospheric landscape of Edinburgh Castle and the surrounding fortifications and village with dramatic skies, detailed foreground foliage, and atmospheric perspective that gives depth to the Scottish hills. With paper label on reverse, Arts and Crafts Technical Institute, Loan Section Back Label. Dimensions: Board measures 10 inches H x 14.75 W, frame measures 17 x 21 inches.
Kavanagh Auctions
Jun. 11, 2026
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840), LANDSCAPE
Est: $500 - $700
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840), Scottish LANDSCAPE oil on canvas 25 x 32.5 in — 63.5 x 82.6 cm Estimate: $500—700 CAD
Waddington's
May. 09, 2026
ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH, 1758-1840)
Est: $500 - $1,000
ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH, 1758-1840) Oil on canvas, unsigned. Country landscape with fisherman, framed.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 01, 2026
Alexander Nasmyth 1758-1840 Landscape Painting
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Alexander Nasmyth (Scotland 1758-1840), Landscape, 1821, oil on canvas depicting figures traveling along a path overlooking a lake with distant mountains and a town along the shoreline. Signed and dated 1821 lower right. Presented in an ornate gilt frame with a nameplate reading "A Nasmyth 1821." The verso retains a gallery label for M Newman Ltd Fine Art Dealers 43a Duke Street St Jamess London established 1870 referencing Paintings and Drawings of the British and Continental Schools. Work Size: 20.5 x 28 in. Dimensions: 26 X 33 X 2.5 in. Condition: Fair overall antique condition with surface wear and craquelure throughout, with scattered areas of chipping and paint loss. The frame exhibits normal storage wear along the edges and corners. Note: This condition statement is provided as a courtesy and reflects an opinion, not a statement of fact. Bidders are encouraged to inspect items in person or through an agent to assess condition. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping Information: Hill Auction Gallery does not offer in-house packing or shipping services. As a courtesy, we are pleased to refer trusted third-party shipping providers for buyer convenience. Buyers are encouraged to contact shippers directly to obtain packing quotes, shipping rates, insurance options, and estimated transit times. Additional local, domestic, and international shipper referrals may be available upon request. Parcel Shipping Providers: First Class Shipping Center, 11700 NW 41st Street, Coral Springs, FL. Phone (754) 800-7674. Email 1shippingcenter@gmail.com. Mr. Ship Pro, 7838 NW 44th St, Sunrise, FL 33351. Phone (305) 783-9504. Email roberto@mrshippro.com. The UPS Store #2881, 11110 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise, FL 33351. Phone (954) 572-4004. Email store2881@theupsstore.com. Freight & Large Item Shipping / Local Florida Delivery: Available through independent providers. Please contact info@hillauctiongallery.com for referrals based on item size, location, and delivery requirements.
Hill Auction Gallery
Mar. 12, 2026
Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758-1840, Landscape with Edinburgh in the distance
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758-1840 Landscape with Edinburgh in the distance Oil on panel With old label verso inscribed 'No 1436 / A. Nasmyth / Edinburgh' The panel inscribed '4676 / Durkin' Dimensions: (Frame) 24 in. (H) x 30.75 in. (W) (Panel) 18 in. (H) x 24 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Feb. 15, 2026
Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840) Sightseers Medieval Cathedral Ruins River Landscape Oil Painting
Est: $300 - $500
Antique European oil painting attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840). Framed. Measuring: 25 by 31 inches overall, and 18 by 24 painting alone. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting or next to each object. The first size is the overall size, the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please email hello@curatedgallery.com. Domestic flat rate shipping with Fedex is set to $125 for this lot. Pick up at our 67 Guernsey street location is available 12-7pm by appointment for two weeks following the sale by appointment. Please call or email and let us know when you would like to pick up! Local delivery is also available around the area for large pieces or large orders. Flat rate delivery to, NY, PA, OH, NJ, CT, MA as well as NYC and Brooklyn available as well. Thank you and good luck.
Curated Gallery Auctions
Dec. 13, 2025
Alexander Nasmyth (1758 Grassmarket - 1840 Edinburgh)
Est: €1,200 -
Alexander Nasmyth (1758 Grassmarket - 1840 Edinburgh) Waterfall, Öl auf Platte, 39 × 28,5 cm, signiert, altersbedingtes Craquelé, verso alter Zettel mit Bildinformationen; Aufkleber der Kunsthandlung August Genner & Co., Duisburg
Wettmann
Dec. 04, 2025
ALEXANDER NASMYTH H.R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1758-1840)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
ALEXANDER NASMYTH H.R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) TRAVELLERS ON A COUNTRY PATH, POSSIBLY AYR BEYOND Oil on canvas 22cm x 32cm (8.75in x 12.5in) Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd, LondonThe Fine Art Society Ltd, Edinburgh and London (21/110)Acquired from the above by the present ownerExhibited:The Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, John Knox: The Light Sublime, 23 March – 10 May 2023 This painting is being sold to support the American Friends of Highland Culture, a charity established in 2024. Its aim is to ‘educate and inspire a deeper appreciation for Highland heritage and to actively support organizations in Scotland’s Highland region’, including the re-development of the West Highland Museum in Fort William. For more information please visit www.highlandculture.org.
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 19, 2025
Alexander Nasmyth
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Alexander Nasmyth (British, 1758-1840) COUNTRY LANE WITH COTTAGES oil on board, framed, signed H13 7/8" W19" Provenance: Private collection
Charlton Hall
Nov. 12, 2025
An Inlaid and Marquetry Writing Desk
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
An Inlaid and Marquetry Writing Desk Made by Gunter Magnuson (Danish-American, 19th Century), Circa 1875 in two parts, the upper gallery with detachable arched and domed pediment having central roundel containing printed portrait of Robert Burns (1759-1796) by Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758-1840), surrounded by deer head, rabbits, and grapevine, over two bowed doors above drawers, flanking central diamond-shaped beveled mirror, the doors and side panels inlaid with birds on grapevines, the lower section with slanted writing surface inlaid with maker's initials, "GM," and emblazoned eagle against American and Danish flag, flanked by depiction of Mercury and Minerva, bordered by Greek Key, above three short drawers, on turned fluted legs. Height 57 x width 34 1/2 x depth 28 1/2 inches. This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s
Nov. 04, 2025
Alexander Nasmyth (British, 1758-1840) Veduta di Napoli da Posillipo and Veduta della costa Sorrentina (two works)
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Alexander Nasmyth (British, 1758-1840) Veduta di Napoli da Posillipo and Veduta della costa Sorrentina (two works) oil on canvas each: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9cm) Property of a California Collector This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s
Oct. 30, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDER NASMYTH (EDINBURGH, 1758 – 1840)
Est: €2,000 - €3,500
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (Edinburgh, 1758 – 1840) “Landscape of Glencoe, Highlands, Scotland” Oil on canvas. 92 x 72 cm. Alexander Nasmyth was a Scottish landscape painter who initially devoted himself to portraiture, dedicating himself exclusively to landscape painting from 1792 onward. The Glencoe valley, which Nasmyth painted on numerous occasions, is one of the most famous in Scotland for the natural beauty of its scenery. Fine art
La Suite Subastas
Oct. 08, 2025
Alexander Nasmyth (British, 1758-1840) Four views of the lands surrounding Stonefield House, Tarbert, to include: each 85 x 122cm (33 7/16 x 48 1/16in). (4)
Est: £80,000 - £120,000
Alexander Nasmyth (British, 1758-1840) Four views of the lands surrounding Stonefield House, Tarbert, to include: 'West Loch Tarbert looking North' 'West Loch Tarbert looking South with the road to Campbelltown over the Carrick' 'West Loch Tarbert looking Southwest from Escart' 'East Loch Tarbert with castle and harbour of Tarbert' the first signed and dated 'A NASMYTH/1802' (lower right) oil on canvas each 85 x 122cm (33 7/16 x 48 1/16in). (4)
Bonhams
Sep. 26, 2025
Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758-1840, Landscape with Edinburgh in the distance
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758-1840 Landscape with Edinburgh in the distance Oil on panel With old label verso inscribed 'No 1436 / A. Nasmyth / Edinburgh' The panel inscribed '4676 / Durkin' Dimensions: (Frame) 24 in. (H) x 30.75 in. (W) (Panel) 18 in. (H) x 24 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Jul. 09, 2025
Alexander Nasmyth, Scottish 1758-1840- An arcadian landscape with two fi
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Alexander Nasmyth, Scottish 1758-1840- An arcadian landscape with two figures and dogs beside a river, a hilltop building beyond; oil on canvas, 60.8 x 45.6 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Sotheby's, Edinburgh (Gleneagles Hotel), 30 August 1977, lot 364. Private Collection, UK. Note: Nasmyth is often described as the 'founder of Scottish landscape painting', despite having started his career as an assistant to the pre-eminent Scottish portraitist Allan Ramsay (1713-1784). After spending much of his earlier career producing conversation pieces in outdoor settings, Nasmyth abandoned portraiture in 1792 to focus his attention fully on landscape painting. The present work is a characteristic example of Nasmyth's dramatic compositions, often featuring rustic figures and Classical architecture in expansive, mountainous landscapes which exhibit the influence of Claude Lorrain (c.1600-1682). Indeed a similar view by the artist (of Hawthornden Castle), and also of the more unusual upright format, sold at Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, on 4 December 2020, lot 44 (£6,250). Nasmyth himself went on to shape the nature of Scottish painting, and was the teacher of a generation of important British artists including David Wilkie (1785-1841), David Roberts (1796-1864), Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793-1864), and Andrew Wilson (1780-1848).
Roseberys
Jun. 05, 2025
ALEXANDER NASMYTH H.R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1758-1840)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ALEXANDER NASMYTH H.R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) FIGURES ON A COUNTRY ROAD BENEATH A RUINED TOWER Oil on panel, inscribed on contemporary label verso 28cm x 40.5cm (11in x 16in) Believed to have been purchased by the present owner's father from Green and Stone, London in 1971
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 05, 2025
ALEXANDER NASMYTH H.R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1758-1840)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
ALEXANDER NASMYTH H.R.S.A (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) THE OLD PACKHORSE AT LOCH KATRINE Oil on canvas 31cm x 26.5cm (12.25in x 10.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 21, 2025
Alexander Nasmyth (British, 1758-1840) Figures and cattle in a woodland clearing with a view of the Clyde and Dumbarton in the distance
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Alexander Nasmyth (British, 1758-1840) Figures and cattle in a woodland clearing with a view of the Clyde and Dumbarton in the distance oil on canvas 43 x 59cm (16 15/16 x 23 1/4in).
Bonhams
Mar. 12, 2025
Follower of Alexander Nasmyth, A romantic landscape with a ruined castle
Est: £300 - £400
Follower of Alexander Nasmyth, Scottish 1758-1840- A romantic landscape with a ruined castle; oil on panel, 22.4 x 29.3 cm. Provenance: Collection of Nick Drummond, UK. Private Collection, UK. Note: Nasmyth is often described as the 'founder of Scottish landscape painting', and indeed the present work is very much evocative of the Scottish picturesque landscape painting tradition that he championed.
Roseberys
Mar. 12, 2025
Alexander Nasmyth, Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale, with his horse and two dogs, in an extensive landscape
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Alexander Nasmyth, Scottish 1758-1840- Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale, with his horse and two dogs, in an extensive landscape; oil on canvas, 117.5 x 154.2 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Mrs Hamilton, according to an old label attached to the stretcher bar. with Partridge Fine Art, London. Property of the late Hugo Morley-Fletcher, MA FSA (1940-2022), (purchased from the above in 1998). Note: Nasmyth, often described as the 'founder of Scottish landscape painting', began his career as an assistant to the pre-eminent Scottish portraitist Allan Ramsay (1713-1784). After initially depicting individual sitters, from 1780 Nasmyth started to produce group portraits - revealing the influence of conversation pieces by artists such as Johann Zoffany (1733-1810) - including his portrait of the 'Children of William Ramsay of Barton' which sold at Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, on 9 June 2019 (lot 9) for £78,000. The present composition successfully combines the artist's skill as a portraitist with the sweeping, dramatic landscapes for which he was chiefly celebrated, a formula which is also very much evident in other paintings, as in his portrait of Lady Honyman and her Family in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland [PG 2303]. Nasmyth shaped the nature of Scottish painting and was the teacher of a generation of important British artists including David Wilkie (1785-1841), David Roberts (1796-1864), Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793-1864), and Andrew Wilson (1780-1848). George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale DL (1753-1804) was a Scottish peer and naval officer. He was a great-grandson of John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and the former Lady Mary Maitland (a daughter of John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale). In 1785, he married Lady Hannah Maitland, a daughter of James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale and Mary Turner Lombe. Together, George and Hannah were the parents of eleven children. We are grateful to Lady Cooksey, author of 'Alexander Nasmyth 1758-1840', for confirming the attribution of the present lot.
Roseberys
Nov. 09, 2024
Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840, attr.) Oil Landscape with Castle Ruins
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Alexander Nasmyth (attributed) (Scottish, 1758-1840) Travelers in a Landscape before a Ruin Oil on canvas affixed to plywood 26 1/2" x 35 1/2" An unsigned landscape with a very old attribution to Edinburgh painter Alexander Nasmyth. The subject is typical of Nasmyth: a sweeping view with distant architecture beside water, shrouded in mist. Housed in a 19th century frame bearing a tag marked "Alexander Nasymth [sic] 1758-1840". The frame measures 33" x 42 1/4".
Circle Auction
Sep. 19, 2024
Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758 - 1840), Hill of Dundurn Strathearn
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758 - 1840) Hill of Dundurn Strathearn Oil on canvas With a letter from the director of the Blackburn Municipal Art Gallery attached verso Included in the 1907 catalogue for a Loan Exhibition of Pictures held in the Art Gallery, Blackburn Municipal Art Gallery To be sold without reserve Dimensions: (Frame) 25 in. (H) x 31 in. (W) (Canvas) 19 in. (H) x 24 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Jul. 28, 2024
ATTR. ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH, 1758-1840).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
'The River Almond Near Edinburgh with Almondell Bridge with Fishermen'. Oil on canvas. Apparently unsigned. From a Brooklyn, NY estate. Dimensions: 25.75" h x 32.25" w. Frame: 35.5" h x 44" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jun. 26, 2024
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758-1840)
Est: £200 - £400
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758-1840) A wooded river landscape with fishing boats in an estuary oil on canvas 46 x 61cm Provenance: Oscar & Peter Johnson, by whom attributed to Nasmyth
Cheffins
Jun. 06, 2024
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) PONTE DELLA MOLA NEAR ROME Signed and inscribed ‘Edinburgh,’ watercolour 24cm x 33cm (9.5in x 13in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 06, 2024
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) THE FISHING PARTY, LOCH KATRINE Oil on canvas 69cm x 89cm (27.25in x 35in) Rt. Hon. Charles Hope;Rev. David Robertson;Beaton-Brown Fine Paintings, London.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 29, 2024
Alexander Nasmyth (Scotland, 1758 - 1840) "Landscape"
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Alexander Nasmyth (Scotland, 1758 - 1840) "Landscape" Oil on panel Signed 21,5 x 28,5 cm 1.000 - 1.500 €
Greco Subastas
Apr. 18, 2024
Alexander Nasmyth (attribuito a) Landscape with ruins and figures
Est: €700 - €1,400
Oil on canvas Canvas cm. 46x61,5. Framed
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Oct. 20, 2023
Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758-1840) Oil on Canvas "The Fishing Party, Loch Katrine, Perthshire" H 27" W 35"
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Signed and inscribed on the reverse. Depicting a fishing party with figures in rowboats and on the banks of Loch Katrine, Scotland. Having a giltwood frame 42" x 49.5". Provenance: Private collector, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Beaton-Brown Fine Paintings, London. Stock #0099.
DuMouchelles
Sep. 14, 2023
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (British, 1758-1840) Alva House, Stirlingshire
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (British, 1758-1840) Alva House, Stirlingshire bears an inscription describing the ownership of the house (verso) oil on canvas 57.5 x 93cm (22 5/8 x 36 5/8in).
Bonhams
Sep. 12, 2023
FOLLOWER OF ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840)
Est: £300 - £500
FOLLOWER OF ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) FOLLOWER OF ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) Fisherman, in an extensive river landscape oil on canvas 51 x 61 cm
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 20, 2023
Nasmyth (Alexander, 1758-1840, attributed to). Glen Quaich, Perthshire
Est: £700 - £1,000
Nasmyth (Alexander, 1758-1840, attributed to). Glen Quaich, Perthshire * Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840). Glen Quaich, Perthshire, oil on canvas, re-lined, depicting a mountainous landscape, with snaking river, rocky outcrops, and trees, some craquelure, early pencil inscription and remains of manuscript label on stretcher with title and attribution, 48.5 x 65 cm (19 x 25 1/2 ins), framed (61.5 x 78 cm) QTY: (1) Provenance: British Conservative politician and barrister Peter Wynford Innes Rees, Baron Rees of Goytre, PC, QC (1926-2008).
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 08, 2023
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) A VIEW NEAR EDINBURGH
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) A VIEW NEAR EDINBURGH Inscribed and dated on the backboard 'A view near Edinburgh taken by Mr Nasmyth Senr. for John Cockburn 1788', oil on copper, circular, and a companion, a pair, similarly inscribed (18cm (7in), diameter) Qty: (2) Note: This pair of Edinburgh scenes date to 1788 when Alexander Nasmyth is recorded as spending much time, and deriving much pleasure from, walking around his native city, often accompanied by his friend Robert Burns. His famous portrait of Burns (National Galleries of Scotland) was painted the previous year and was also executed on a small scale typical of Nasmyth’s early work. A 1788 Edinburgh directory describes his profession as ‘portrait and landscape painter’ but by the end of the decade Henry Raeburn’s near-monopolisation of Edinburgh portraiture compelled Nasmyth to concentrate on landscapes. This proved an astute decision: he would go on to become known as ‘the founder of the Scottish landscape tradition.’ This fascinating pair of compositions capture the artist at a formative period in his career when his distinctive style was being cultivated. A View Near Edinburgh portrays figures crossing a bridge near a smart cottage, with an imposing Edinburgh Castle just visible through the trees behind; its companion piece portrays a peasant family by a roadside in front of a dilapidated cottage. It is possible the pair were conceived to convey a moralising message; equally, they may have been intended as charming conversation pieces evoking the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ of Edinburgh society. The close attention Nasmyth paid to Northern Old Masters is evident, particularly in the restrained and earthy palette and the interest in portraying scenes of day-to-day life with intense detail. Nasmyth’s son and biographer James recorded that his father admired Hobbema, Wynants and Ruysdael in particular, and the British Museum holds a collection of Nasmyth etchings that demonstrate his awareness of early Northern artists including Nicholaes Berchem (one such etching dates to 1771, when Nasmyth was only thirteen).
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 08, 2023
◆ ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) DALHOUSIE CASTLE
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
◆ ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) DALHOUSIE CASTLE Oil on canvas (112cm x 167cm (44in x 66in)) Literature: J. C. B. Cooksey, Alexander Nasmyth HRSA, 1758-1840: A Man of the Scottish Renaissance, Haddington, 1991, p.100, ill.Q5 Note: By the 1800s Alexander Nasmyth's skill as a landscape painter was such that he was confident working on an ambitious scale, yet due to the numerous demands on his time relatively few pictures survive from this period. Between 1790 and 1810 he was remarkably industrious: in addition to supporting his large young family, he was setting up an art school where he taught classes and was also working on an ever-expanding portfolio of theatrical, engineering and landscape design projects. Nasmyth came from a line of architect-builders, and as a youth had been trained to take over the family business by his father but opted to pursue painting instead. It was not until later in life that he began to take on architectural and landscape-design commissions, embodying the Italian ideal of the architetto-pittore. James Nasmyth wrote: ‘My father was much employed in assisting the noblemen and landed gentry in improving the landscape appearance of their estates, especially when seen from their mansion windows. His fine taste, and his love of natural scenery gave him great advantages in this respect… he designed alterations of the old buildings so as to preserve their romantic features, and at the same time to fit them for all the requirements of modern domestic life.’ (ed. S. Smiles James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography, London, 1883, pp.36-37) Nasmyth often presented his clients with artworks which illustrated his proposed improvements to their estates, and it is possible that it was in this architetto-pittore capacity that Nasmyth painted Dalhousie Castle in Cockpen, Midlothian. (J. C. Loudon, An Encyclopaedia of Gardening, London, 1822, p.1250, no.2218) The sweeping landscape incorporates views of the thirteenth-century redstone castle and its strategic vantage point over the River Esk, all set against rolling hills stretching into the distance. The pleasures of the grounds are demonstrated by several figural vignettes: hunters and their dogs rest in the foreground; a pair fish by the Esk; animals graze throughout. Particular attention is drawn to the dramatic views enjoyed on the approach to Dalhousie, with various figures accompanied by dogs walking up the gently curving path, and a waiting horse and carriage outside the Castle. Dalhousie Castle affords the viewer an interesting insight into Nasmyth’s practice during a period when he produced few paintings, and is of exceptionally fine quality. It possesses all the hallmarks of the artist’s hand, including the distinctive ‘Nasmyth-style’ craggy trees, meticulous detail, a soft, golden light, and the use of dark framing devices around the edges of the picture to enhance its sense of depth and theatricality. The result is a highly evocative bucolic vision realised on a monumental scale.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 04, 2023
Alexander Nasmyth, Copy of "Princes Street..."
Est: $50 - $100
Alexander Nasmyth (1758–1840), Princes Street with the Commencement of the Building of the Royal Institution. 1825. Print copy of the original oil painting. Height 11.5 Inches; Width 13 Inches; Depth 1/2 Inch. Gilt frame.
5th Avenue Auctions
Mar. 10, 2023
ALEXANDER NASMYTH
Est: €2,500 - €5,000
ALEXANDER NASMYTH 1758 Edinburgh - 1840 ibid. Scottish landscape, view of the lake and the castle on the hill in the evening light. Oil on canvas (doubl.). 70 x 97 cm. Signed lower left 'Alexander Nasmyth'. Slightly soiled, partly abraded. ALEXANDER NASMYTH 1758 Edinburgh - 1840 ebenda Schottische Landschaft, Blick auf den See und die Burg auf dem Hügel im Abendlicht Öl auf Leinwand (doubl.). 70 x 97 cm. Signiert unten links 'Alexander Nasmyth'. Leicht verschm., part. ber.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Feb. 22, 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDER NASMYTH A HIGHLAND LOCH WITH TRAVELLERS BENEATH TREES
Est: £800 - £1,200
ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDER NASMYTH A HIGHLAND LOCH WITH TRAVELLERS BENEATH TREES Oil on canvas (71cm x 91cm (28in x 36in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 04, 2023
FREDERICK CHRISTIAN LEWIS, VIEW OF OLD ABERDEEN, INCLUDING KINGS COLLEGE AND THE CATHEDRAL, HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Artist: Alexander Nasmyth, English (1779 - 1856) Title: View of Old Aberdeen, including Kings College and the Cathedral Year: 1808 Medium: Hand-Colored Engraving Image Size: 16.5 x 21 inches Frame Size: 26 x 33 inches Description: Based on a painting currently held in the Aberdeen City Council Collection, this print by Alexander Nasmyth features a group of people out walking on the grounds in front of Kings College. The print was engraved by Frederick Christian Lewis and includes a detailed description of the scene on the bottom.
RoGallery
Dec. 08, 2022
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) STIRLING CASTLE WITH THE UPPER PART OF THE FORTH
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) STIRLING CASTLE WITH THE UPPER PART OF THE FORTH Oil on panel (45cm x 61cm (17.75in x 2in)) Provenance: Mrs Alexander Bannerman Christie's, London, 25 February 1888, lot 156 to Carritt Christie's, 17 June 1983 Spink & Son, London Literature: J. C. B. Cooksey, Alexander Nasmyth HRSA 1758-1840: A Man of the Scottish Renaissance, Southampton 1991, p.110, Ill. Q44A (as 'oil on canvas') ‘At all events, we cannot help having a due regard for our forefathers. Our curiosity is stimulated by their immediate or indirect influence upon ourselves.’ - James Nasmyth, James Nasmyth Engineer: An Autobiography, John Murray, London, 1883 Alexander Nasmyth is best-known as ‘the founder of the Scottish landscape tradition’, but his earliest training was as a decorative painter. His talent earned him the attention of Allan Ramsay, a leading portrait artist and court painter to George III. Nasmyth spent four years training in Ramsay’s London studio, and directly afterwards he predominantly produced portraits for the nobility. Commissions waned when word spread about the young artist’s liberal politics, and a two-year period of study in Italy finalised Nasmyth’s move away from portraiture. Upon his return to Edinburgh in 1784 Nasmyth established himself as an accomplished painter of landscapes. Architectural components recur throughout his compositions, reflecting Nasmyth’s abilities as an engineer and architect; accordingly, he often fulfilled commissions to design and expand the estates of the Scottish nobility. In the 1790s Nasmyth designed 47 York Place, Edinburgh, for his family. The plan incorporated residential quarters in the top floor apartment and two garret storeys in the roof to accommodate teaching space and a studio. With the opportunity for European travel limited by the Napoleonic Wars, it was an astute time to establish a school of art. Aspiring artists enrolled to witness Nasmyth’s ‘familiar and practical’ lectures accompanied by demonstrations, with the household becoming a thriving hub in Edinburgh’s early nineteenth-century ‘cultural Renaissance’. Notable attendees included David Wilkie, Francis Grant, David Roberts, Clarkson Stansfield, William Allan, Andrew Geddes and the Rev. John Thomson of Duddingston. Nasmyth also taught middle-class women, for whom painting and drawing were important social graces. Tutelage was supported by Nasmyth’s daughters, who sometimes led sketching tours around familiar Edinburgh vistas including Duddingston Loch, Craigmillar Castle, Roslin, or the Forth estuary. Raised in a uniquely artistic and intellectual environment, it is of little surprise that the Nasmyth children understood the principles of drawing and painting. It is remarkable, however, that so many possessed natural artistic talent. Of his eleven children at least eight were gifted artists: his six eldest daughters Jane, Barbara, Margaret, Elizabeth, Anne and Charlotte, and his eldest son Patrick and younger son James. James observed that ‘my father’s object was to render each and every one of his children…independent…accordingly, he sedulously kept up the attention of his daughters to fine art. He set on foot drawing classes…managed by his six daughters, superintended by himself.’ The Nasmyth children benefited from intimate access to their father’s paintings and expansive drawings portfolio, including many early copies of Old Masters made at the Trustees Academy in Edinburgh and Allan Ramsay’s studio. It also contained numerous landscape sketches observed from life, overwhelmingly portraying England and Scotland. Only a few European sketches survive, likely made during Nasmyth’s Italian studies, but charmingly these continental landscapes appear to have been pored over by the Nasmyth children, and can be seen to have inspired passages in their mature paintings. They all went on to paint landscapes almost exclusively, with each adopting a personal interpretation of their father’s style.
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 08, 2022
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) HIGHLAND RIVER WITH AQUEDUCT
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) HIGHLAND RIVER WITH AQUEDUCT Oil on canvas (46cm x 61cm (18in x 24in)) Provenance: Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, Drambuie Collection Part I, 26 January 2006, lot 85 (as 'Figure on a Highland Loch, Viaduct in the Distance')
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 17, 2022
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth Oil Landscape
Est: $200 - $400
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth, (Scotland, 1758-1840). Oil on board, lake landscape with man fishing on bank, unsigned, partial paper label on verso. Crazing throughout, some paint loss to upper right and lower left, corners chipped, varnished, chips and losses to gilt frame, 8" x 10 1/2", with frame, 13" x 15 1/2".
Willow Auction House
Jun. 16, 2022
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) DRUMTOCHTY CASTLE ON LUTHER WATER
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) DRUMTOCHTY CASTLE ON LUTHER WATER Oil on canvas (63.5cm x 91cm (25in x 36in)) Literature: Peter Johnson and Ernle Money, The Nasmyth Family of Painters, Leigh-on-Sea, 1977, pl.19 J. C. B. Cooksey, Alexander Nasmyth 1785-1840: A Man of the Scottish Renaissance, 1991, reference Q29, Ill, p.107 Note: Drumtochty Castle was built by Gillespie Graham and possibly John Smith of Aberdeen at a cost of £30,000 for Nasmyth's early patron, the banker George Drummond. It was inhabited by 1813. Cooksey dates the painting to c.1816-20 (op.cit.).
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 18, 2022
Alexander Nasmyth (Zugeschrieben) – Heimkehrender Hirte in weiter Landschaft (Panoramic landscape with a shepherd returning from the fields)
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Oil on canvas. 68.7 x 96.3 cm. Signed lower left.
Karl & Faber
Feb. 25, 2022
ALEXANDER NASMYTH, SCOTLAND 1758 - 40, OIL ON BOARD H 12" W 16" LANDSCAPE , STREAM AND FISHERMEN
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Signed lower left. Frame 17" x 21". A nice attractive bucolic scene from a Bloomfield Hills estate. Figures fishing along the stream while cows water nearby. Ancient buildings in the ground. Frame 17" x 21".
DuMouchelles
Dec. 14, 2021
Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish 1758-1840), A view of a Castle
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish 1758-1840) A view of a Castle and estuary with travellers resting in the foreground Oil on cradled panel 130 x 92cm (51 x 36 in.) Provenance:Berwick House, Shropshire It has been suggested that the view depicted in the present lot is one of Place House, Fowey, Cornwall (see, the engraving after Frederick Wilton Litchfield Stockdale, Place House, Fowey, Cornwall, pub. 1824)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Dec. 09, 2021
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) THE MILLER'S LINN, INVERARY
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (SCOTTISH 1758-1840) THE MILLER'S LINN, INVERARY Signed and dated 1807, oil on canvas (56cm x 86.5cm (22in x 34in)) Footnote: Note: Alexander Nasmyth is remembered as the father of Scottish landscape painting. This delightful Inverary scene depicts industry and leisure: while figures on both banks enjoy an afternoon of fishing, the mill’s puffing chimney indicates work taking place within. The landscape is rendered with characteristic meticulousness, while retaining an atmosphere of romance and charm, demonstrating Nasmyth’s mastery of the genre. Alexander Nasmyth was born in Edinburgh in 1758, and would go on to become a key figure of the Edinburgh cultural Renaissance at the start of the nineteenth century. Initially apprenticed as a heraldic painter to a coachbuilder, his talent was identified by Allan Ramsay, who employed Nasmyth at his London studio. Here, he honed his painting technique working on minor areas of Ramsay’s compositions, while gaining an invaluable insight into the business of studio commissions. In 1778 Nasmyth returned to Edinburgh, and soon became an in-demand portrait painter. He travelled to Italy in 1782 to further study painting, a venture made possible by a loan from the banker Patrick Miller of Dalswinton. Miller would remain Nasmyth’s patron throughout his career, and as an expression of gratitude Nasmyth named his first son Patrick, who himself would go on to be a significant Scottish artist. Patrick Nasmyth also painted the Miller’s Lynn, Inverary in 1818. Alexander Nasmyth remained in Italy for two years, travelling around the country and developing his skills as a painter of landscapes. Upon his return to Scotland he developed a close friendship with Robert Burns, and the pair would often enjoy long walks together across central and southern Scotland. Nasmyth’s famous portrait of Burns now hangs in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. From 1792 Nasmyth concentrated on landscape painting in the Dutch style. Architectural structures often feature in his scenes, owing to his enduring interest in building and engineering. Many of his designs for members of the Scottish nobility were realised, including the Dean Bridge in Edinburgh and a temple covering St. Bernard’s Well by the Water of Leith. By 1815 his reputation was such that he was invited to submit a proposal for the expansion of Edinburgh’s New Town. Nasmyth’s influence on Scottish landscape painting cannot be understated. He established a painting school at his home on York Place, Edinburgh, teaching pupils including Sir David Wilkie, David Roberts and Clarkson Stanfield. He insisted that his followers draw with their subject before them, rather than working from existing drawings or paintings. Wilkie would later describe Nasmyth as ‘the founder of landscape painting in Scotland [who] by his taste and talents took the lead for many years in the patriotic aim of enriching his native land with the representations of her romantic scenery’.
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 02, 2021
Alexander Nasmyth (attrib), pair oils on panel
Est: $600 - $800
Attributed to Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758-1840), Three Figures on a Bridge, and Coastal Landscape, no signature observed, artist tag on frame, 8"h x 6.5"w (sight), 12"h x 10"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd