# Alexander Jamieson artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T17:22:03.114Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: British
- Movements: British Impressionism context
- Common media: Painting, Oil on panel

## About Alexander Jamieson

Alexander Jamieson (1873–1937) was a British painter whose authority records distinguish him from the earlier Scottish writer of the same name. The collected records connect Jamieson with British Impressionism literature and identify landscape-oriented works including The Artist's Garden, The Ashlea Brook, Barges on the Seine, and On the Atlantic, seen from the Ayrshire Coast. These titles point to an interest in gardens, waterways, boats, and coastal scenery. At least one documented marine view was executed in oil on panel and bears a signature, an indistinct date, and an inscription on the reverse. Collectors may encounter Jamieson's work through British painting, landscape, river-scene, and marine-art sales. Because his name is shared by unrelated historical figures, reliable identification should use the 1873–1937 life dates and established records such as Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, the Library of Congress, Tate, and Art UK.

## Common works and media

Works associated with Jamieson in the collected records are paintings, especially landscape, garden, river, barge, and coastal subjects. Documented titles refer to a garden, a brook, barges on the Seine, and an Atlantic view from the Ayrshire coast. One recorded coastal painting is oil on panel, signed, indistinctly dated, and inscribed on the reverse. The available evidence does not establish a broader edition, print, sculpture, or ceramics practice.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal of a work attributed to Alexander Jamieson should consider the medium and support, dimensions, physical condition, subject, depicted location, date, signature, and any labels or inscriptions on the reverse. Provenance and the strength of the attribution are also important, particularly because Jamieson shares his name with unrelated figures. Public auction comparisons are most useful when they match the work type, approximate date, subject, size, and condition. The collected pack confirms an auction-record presence but does not provide enough major-auction-house detail to support a price prediction or market-trend claim. Realized prices should therefore be interpreted alongside sale date, currency, buyer's-premium treatment, and the comparability of each lot.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20857675
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/2336970/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500029954
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93002047
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/alexander-jamieson-1353
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/jamieson-alexander-18731937
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27On_the_Atlantic,_seen_from_the_Ayrshire_Coast%27_-_Alexander_Jamieson_-_1917_or_1919.jpg
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/alexander-jamieson/