James Forbes
British · 1797–1881 · Painter
James Forbes was a Scottish portrait painter who later moved to and worked in the United States. (Wikipedia)
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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).
Lots sold
3
of 4 offered · 2015–2023
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 4 | 3 | 75% | $859Sign up | $880Sign up | $880Sign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $859Sign up | $880Sign up | $880Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.