James Forbes
British · 1797–1881 · Painter
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Record prices
View of the Pantheon and Piazza della Rotunda, RomeToovey's · £700≈ $880≈ €819Sign up to see
Campidoglio, Capitoline Hill, RomeToovey's · £700≈ $880≈ €819Sign up to see
View of the Colosseum, RomeToovey's · £650≈ $817≈ €760Sign up to see
James Forbes’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 4 auction results for James Forbes between 2015 and 2023, of which 3 sold (75%). Recorded sale prices range from $817Sign up free to see to $880Sign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $880Sign up free to see for Campidoglio, Capitoline Hill, Rome at Toovey's in September 2023. The most common medium is watercolors (3 lots). Most results come from Toovey's (3) and Lempertz (1).
4 results
- £700≈ $880≈ €819Sign up free to see
- £700≈ $880≈ €819Sign up free to see
- £650≈ $817≈ €760Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,200
James Forbes works on paper (4)James Forbes watercolors (3)
James Forbes: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by James Forbes at auction?
$880Sign up free to see, for Campidoglio, Capitoline Hill, Rome at Toovey's (September 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for James Forbes?
The median sale price is $880Sign up free to see across 3 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by James Forbes have sold at auction?
3 of 4 recorded lots sold between 2015 and 2023.
Which auction houses sell James Forbes?
Toovey's and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Toovey's · Lempertz
About James Forbes
In museum collections
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainCaptain Donald Manson (1792–1880), 1860
Arbuthnot Museum · Public domain
