# Robert Walker Macbeth artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-30T19:05:55.000Z
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## Artist identity

- Nationality: Scottish, British
- Movements: Victorian-era British art
- Common media: oil painting, etching, watercolour

## About Robert Walker Macbeth

Robert Walker Macbeth (1848–1910) was a Scottish painter, etcher, and watercolourist active in the late Victorian period. Born in Glasgow, he trained and worked in both Scotland and London, producing pastoral genre scenes, landscapes, and figurative works across oil, watercolour, and print media. He came from a prominent artistic family: his father Norman Macbeth was a portrait painter, his niece Ann Macbeth became known for embroidery and design, and two of his brothers, James Macbeth and Henry Macbeth-Raeburn, also pursued careers in art. Macbeth's etchings and paintings are represented in public collections including the Tate. His versatility across mediums and his role within a multi-generational Scottish artistic dynasty make his work a recurring presence in British art sales.

## Common works and media

Common works include rural and pastoral genre scenes in oil and watercolour, landscape paintings of Scottish and English countryside subjects, figurative compositions, and etched plates. Collectors may also encounter original etchings, mezzotints, and illustrated book plates. His subjects often feature agricultural life, cattle, and seasonal countryside narratives.

## Market and appraisal context

Macbeth's work appears at auction primarily as 19th-century British drawings, watercolours, prints, and paintings. Oil paintings tend to carry the strongest interest, while his etchings and watercolours circulate more widely at accessible price points. Provenance linking works to the broader Macbeth artist family can add contextual appeal. Collectors should consider medium, condition, date, subject matter, and whether a work can be firmly attributed to Robert Walker Macbeth rather than to his artist brothers. Public auction records and museum holdings at institutions such as the Tate provide useful comparables for appraisal purposes.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from library authority files, museum records, and biographical sources with auction-house context, sale dates, realised prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Robert Walker Macbeth, data draws on the Getty ULAN authority, VIAF, RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Tate collection records, and Wikidata.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1605301
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Walker_Macbeth
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500004931
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/73556644/
- RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/51649
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/robert-walker-macbeth-358