Patrick Nasmyth Auction Prices and Value Guide
Patrick Nasmyth auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 610 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Patrick Nasmyth auction prices: quick answer
Patrick Nasmyth auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Patrick Nasmyth
- Source records
- 610
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Patrick Nasmyth
Patrick Nasmyth (1787–1831) was a Scottish landscape painter born in Edinburgh, the eldest son of the prominent painter Alexander Nasmyth. He grew up in one of Scotland's most artistic households — six of his sisters (Jane, Barbara, Margaret, Elizabeth, Anne, and Charlotte) also pursued careers as artists. Nasmyth developed a reputation for naturalistic landscape painting, particularly woodland and rural subjects rendered with close attention to trees, light, and atmosphere. His work reflects the influence of 17th-century Dutch landscape traditions filtered through a distinctly British sensibility. Works by Nasmyth are held in major public collections including Tate. He died in London in 1831 at the age of 44, leaving behind a substantial body of landscape paintings that continue to appear regularly at auction.
oil paintinglandscapewoodland and forest scenesrural and country scenes
Common works and media
Nasmyth's most commonly encountered works are oil paintings on canvas or panel depicting wooded landscapes, rural cottages, forest interiors, river views, and pastoral scenes. Titles recorded in authority files include Forest Scene, Glenshira, Haweswater, Garland, and Country Public House. His compositions typically feature detailed foreground trees with atmospheric distance, reflecting the influence of Dutch Golden Age landscape painters. Smaller cabinet-size landscapes and en plein air oil sketches also appear in auction contexts.
Market and appraisal context
Patrick Nasmyth's work trades in a well-established British Old Master landscape market with 280 auction lots recorded by Appraisily, of which 180 carry realized prices spanning 1991 to May 2026. The price distribution shows a wide but informative spread: the median hammered price is approximately £1,000, with an interquartile range of roughly £480–£2,472 and a ceiling near £37,250. Most lots are oil-on-canvas or oil-on-panel woodland, river, and pastoral landscapes sold through UK regional and London auctioneers including Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, Lyon & Turnbull, Dreweatts 1759, Cheffins, and Tennants. Premium prices are achieved for large, well-attributed works with recognizable topography; the two Alva Estate views sold at Bonhams in May 2025 realized £9,500 and £14,000 respectively. Smaller or attribution-questioned works commonly trade between £200 and £600. Market liquidity has softened recently: only 5 priced lots in the trailing 12 months versus 13 in the prior 12 months, which may reflect general Old Master market headwinds rather than artist-specific weakness.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- oil painting
- Old Master paintings
- British landscape painting
Value drivers
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Appraisal caveats
- The Nasmyth family produced multiple artists across two generations, and misattribution between Patrick, his father Alexander, and his sisters is common in the secondary market.
- Patrick Nasmyth died at age 44, producing a finite body of work; however, the RKD records over 427 attributed images, suggesting a substantial and well-documented oeuvre.
- The 280-lot dataset includes lots listed under variant names ('Patrick Nasmyth', 'P. Nasmyth', 'Peter Nasmyth'), so the true number of unique works may differ slightly.
- Several recent lots carry 'attr.' attribution or only a verso label; these represent lower confidence in authorship and their prices should not be used as direct comparables for fully signed works.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Tate museum or university
- RKD library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Patrick Nasmyth worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
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