David Martin Paintings & Artwork for Sale | David Martin Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 14, 2024
David Martín
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
DAVID MARTIN (Scottish School, 1737-1797) Oil on canvas "Portrait of Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet (1718-1785)." On verso titled, dated "1782" and signed by the artist. 82 x 73 cm Small detachments in oil Exhibitions: "Royal Scottish Academy Galleries." Edinburgh, 1937. On the reverse corresponding label. "Scottish Art." Royal Academy of Arts. London, 1939. Overleaf corresponding label, identified as property of "The Hon. Sir Hew H. Dalrymple K.C.V.O." with address 24 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh. DAVID MARTIN (Escuela escocesa, 1737-1797) Óleo sobre tela "Retrato de Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet (1718-1785)" Al dorso titulado, fechado "1782" y firmado por el artista 82 x 73 cm Pequeños desprendimientos en óleo Exposiciones: “Royal Scottish Academy Galleries.” Edimburgo, 1937. Al dorso etiqueta correspondiente “Scottish Art.” Royal Academy of Arts. Londres, 1939. Al dorso etiqueta correspondiente, identificado como propiedad de “The Hon. Sir Hew H. Dalrymple K.C.V.O.” con dirección 24 Regent Terrace, Edimburgo
Zorrilla Subastas
Oct. 06, 2023
Portrait of George and Edward Finch-Hatton
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold Without Reserve Workshop of David Martin Anstruther 1737 - 1797 Edinburgh Portrait of George and Edward Finch-Hatton oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 39 ⅝ by 53 ¾ in.; 100.6 by 136.5 cm.
Sotheby's
Sep. 20, 2022
Attributed to David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Portrait of the Hon. John Skottowe, Governor of St Helena from 1764-1782 (Together with a portrait by the same hand of Nicholas Skottowe, a captain in the East India Company and brother o...
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Attributed to David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Portrait of the Hon. John Skottowe, Governor of St Helena from 1764-1782 signed and dated 'T.D. pinx'/1784' (lower right) and inscribed 'The Hon John Skottowe/Governor of/St Helena' (on sheet of paper in the sitter's left hand) oil on canvas 167.5 x 107cm (65 15/16 x 42 1/8in). Together with a portrait by the same hand of Nicholas Skottowe, a captain in the East India Company and brother of John Skottowe. (2) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Feb. 23, 2022
DAVID MARTIN (SCOTTISH 1737-1797) HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JOHN LORD SWINTON
Est: £800 - £1,200
DAVID MARTIN (SCOTTISH 1737-1797) HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JOHN LORD SWINTON Oil on canvas (76cm x 61cm (30in x 24in)) Provenance: Kimmerghame, Duns, the Estate of the Late Major General Sir John Swinton K.C.V.O., O.B.E., D.L.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 22, 2020
David Martin (1737-1797)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
David Martin (1737-1797) David Martin (1737-1797) Portrait of Captain Charles Kerr of Buchtrigg and Calderbank (1753-1813), half length, wearing the uniform of the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers, his right arm resting on a ledge Oil on canvas 75 x 60cm Provenance: The Kerr family; Sworders, 27 April 2010, Lot 661, where acquired by the vendor; Wood Hall, Arkesden, Essex. David Martin was born in Anstruther Easter, Fife; a portrait painter and engraver, he was taught by Allan Ramsay in London, and subsequently travelled with him to Rome. He established his own studio in Edinburgh in the 1770s and became the most important portrait painter in Scotland before Henry Raeburn. He was appointed portrait painter to HRH The Prince of Wales in Scotland. David Martin's sitters included members of the Scottish Enlightenment and other society figures. His portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1767) hangs in the White House, Washington DC, USA.
Sworders
Dec. 09, 2018
Exhibited David Martin 1788 Portrait Mrs. Wardlaw
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MARTIN, David, (British, 1733-1798): Half portrait of Susan Steedman Wardlaw of Netherbeath, Fife, Scotland, Oil/Canvas, signed left center Martin P.W.?.R., pinxit 1788, loan exhibition label verso for the 1937 Scottish Fine Art and Print Club, Royal Scottish Academy Galleries, 30" x 25", framed 35.5" x 25.5". Condition: Craquelure throughout, ding right center, relined, spots of inpaint, chips to frame.
Amero Auctions
Nov. 15, 2017
David Martin
Est: £500 - £700
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Half-length portrait of John Howard in blue coat
Bonhams
Oct. 25, 2017
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Portrait of a gentleman, bu
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a red coat, within a painted oval
Bonhams
Jun. 14, 2017
David Martin
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Half-length portrait of John Howard in blue coat
Bonhams
Apr. 26, 2017
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Half-length portrait of John Howard in blue coat 72.5 x 60.5 cm. (28 9/16 x 23 13/16 in.)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Half-length portrait of John Howard in blue coat oil on canvas 72.5 x 60.5 cm. (28 9/16 x 23 13/16 in.) In gilt exhibition frame Footnotes Howard's (1726-1790) portrait was also engraved by Thomas Holloway, and published in 1791.
Bonhams
Apr. 26, 2017
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Half-length portrait of Thomas Tod holding a quill 91 x 71.5 cm. (35 13/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Half-length portrait of Thomas Tod holding a quill oil on canvas 91 x 71.5 cm. (35 13/16 x 28 1/8 in.) Footnotes Tod was a merchant, and Treasurer of the Orphan Hospital 1781-1796.
Bonhams
Oct. 12, 2016
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Lady Margaret Cunninghame, Daughter of the 12th Earl o
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Lady Margaret Cunninghame, Daughter of the 12th Earl of Glencairn, wife of Nicol Graham of Gartmore oil on canvas 127 x 101.5 cm. (50 x 40 in.)
Bonhams
Oct. 12, 2016
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Nicol Graham of Gartmore signed, dated, and inscribed
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Nicol Graham of Gartmore signed, dated, and inscribed ‘Martin PWP/ Pixit 1794/Nicol Graham of Gartmore’ (lower left) oil on canvas 127 x 101.5 cm. (50 x 40 in.)
Bonhams
Oct. 12, 2016
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Portrait of a gentleman signed and dated ‘D. Martin, P
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Portrait of a gentleman signed and dated ‘D. Martin, Pinxt/1775’ oil on canvas, feigned oval 76 x 62 cm. (29 15/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
Bonhams
Sep. 10, 2016
David Martin, (Act 1887- 1935), Scottish school,
Est: £200 - £300
David Martin, (Act 1887- 1935), Scottish school, Watercolour, ''Crail'' (South of St Andrews, Scotland) view of the harbour and fishing smacks returning, Signed and title lower left. 12 ½'' x 19 ½''
Claydon Auctioneers
May. 19, 2016
David Martin (British, b.1922) St. Michael's Mount, circa 1964
Est: £200 - £300
David Martin (British, b.1922) St. Michael's Mount, circa 1964 signed (lower right) watercolour, ink and gouache 13.8cm x 18.7cm. Provenance: John Martin Gallery, London.
Mallams
Jul. 22, 2014
DAVID MARTIN (SCOTTISH B.1875) HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN IN A BLUE COAT, SEATED IN HIS LIBRARY 90cm x 70cm (35.5in x 27.5i...
Est: £800 - £1,200
DAVID MARTIN (SCOTTISH B.1875) HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN IN A BLUE COAT, SEATED IN HIS LIBRARY Oil on canvas 90cm x 70cm (35.5in x 27.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 30, 2014
Attributed to David Martin (1736-1798) Portrait of Mrs. Trotter, Oil on canvas,
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Attributed to David Martin (1736-1798) Portrait of Mrs. Trotter, Oil on canvas, Unsigned. Provenance: ex-collection of Colonel Owen Hill, Kenan, FL., Mrs. Samuel Insull, NY 1936. Dimensions: h: 30 x w: 25 in.
Gray's Auctioneers
Oct. 08, 2013
David Martin (British, 1737 - 1797): An engraving of Lord Mansfield
Est: £200 - £300
engraved 1775 and published by David Martin, Dean Street, Soho, within a gilt composition foliate glazed frame, 73cm high x 53cm wide
Bonhams
Feb. 24, 2013
DAVID MARTIN (British/American, 1736-1798) Lord Mansfie
Est: $300 - $500
DAVID MARTIN (British/American, 1736-1798) Lord Mansfield, March 1, 1775 Engraving 27-1/2 x 20 inches (69.9 x 50.8 cm) The Elton M. Hyder, Jr. Charitable and Educational Fund Collection: Formerly at the University of Texas Law Library.
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 16, 2012
David Martin [1887-1935]: Tarbert; Pittenweem, a
Est: £250 - £350
David Martin [1887-1935]: Tarbert; Pittenweem, a pair of harbour views, both signed and inscribed, watercolours, each 29 x 44cm. (2)
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Jun. 21, 2011
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a blue coat, seated in his library oil on canvas 36 x 28 in. (91.5 x 71.1 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 10, 2010
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
David Martin (Anstruther 1737-1797 Edinburgh) Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a blue coat, seated in his library oil on canvas 36 x 28 in. (91.5 x 71.1 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 27, 2010
David Martin (1737-1797) PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
David Martin (1737-1797) PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN CHARLES KERR (1753-1813), HALF LENGTH, wearing the uniform of the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers, his right arm resting on a ledge Oil on canvas 78 x 63cm
Sworders
Apr. 27, 2010
David Martin (1737-1798) PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
David Martin (1737-1798) PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN CHARLES KERR OF CALDERBANK (1753-1813), THREE-QUARTER LENGTH STANDING, leaning on his rifle, wearing the uniform of The Royal Edinburgh Volunteers, with an estuary and castle in the background Oil on canvas 129 x 102cm Charles spent some time in Holland and London with a view to a commercial life, but resolved instead to be a soldier. He joined the 43rd Regiment as a subaltern, sailed for Boston, fought through the American War of Independence and was wounded at Bunker Hill; on his return to England he became a captain by purchase. Retiring from the army, he became a captain of grenadiers in the first regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers, joint King's printer for Scotland, along with a cousin, Alexander Kincaid. He is buried in the Greyfriars Churchyard in Edinburgh, near to his wife Marion Sharp and many of his family. Captain Charles Kerr was one of the original officers in the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers. The Volunteers were embodied on 3rd July 1794, when a general meeting of the members was held in the Sheriff Court Rooms when certain leading articles of regulation were established, and a committee of management appointed. The Volunteers were to bear all their own expenses of clothing and other necessaries; and half-a-guinea of entry money was exacted from each member towards defraying contingencies. Subsequently, however, on application to Government, the usual pay was obtained for an adjutant; pay and clothing for a sergeant-major and twenty sergeants; and also for twelve drummers and twelve pipers. The entire scheme of embodying the citizens as volunteers, it is said, was solely projected by the late James Laing, Deputy City Clerk. The uniform was described to consist of a blue coat, with a red cape and cuff, white lining turned up in the skirts, two gold epaulettes, and a button bearing the name of the corps and arms of the city; white cashmere vest and breeches, and white cotton stockings; short gaiters of black cloth; a round hat, with two black feathers and one white. The belts of the Edinburgh Volunteers were painted white, which soon gave the corps an awkward appearance on account of the paint scaling off, and leaving portions of white and black alternatively. They were accordingly soon laid aside, and the common buff belt substituted. The regiment, being assembled in Heriot's Green on the 26th September 1794, was presented with a stand of colours by the Lord Provost (Sir James Stirling), attended by the two senior Magistrates, the Principal of the University, and the whole Members of the Town Council, in their robes. The colours were very handsome: the one elegantly embroidered with a crown, and the letters G. R.; and the other with the City Arms. A vast crowd of spectators attended to witness the presentation. 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry Regiment of the British Army. It was raised as Thomas Fowke's Regiment of Foot in 1741, renamed the 54th Regiment of Foot in 1747, and became the 43rd Foot in 1751. The Regiment saw action in the Americas during the 1770s and 1780s. Charles Kerr is listed as a bookseller and printer in the Edinburgh Directory and became His Majesty's Printer for Scotland. The island in the background could be Inchgarvie Island in the Firth of Forth. Martin was a pupil of Allan Ramsay from 1752; in 1755 he joined Ramsay in Rome, where he remained for over a year, studying under the patronage of Robert Alexander, an Edinburgh banker. On Ramsay's return to Britain, Martin worked for him in London until 1775, painting most of the drapery work for him during the early and middle 1760s. By 1766, when he engraved Ramsay's portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau, he was earning over £300 a year as assistant and copyist. He began his independent practice while still engaged in Ramsay's studio and his finest early portrait is that of Benjamin Franklin in 1767; it is informal and intimate, and it was described by Horace Walpole as 'a great likeness'. Although Martin's preferred format was three-quarter length, in the late 1770s he attempted full-lengths of Henry, 2nd Earl Bathurst and William, 1st Earl of Mansfield. We wish to thank Stuart Allen, Senior Curator of Military History, National War Museum, Edinburgh, for confirmation that this was on loan to the NWM.
Sworders
Apr. 27, 2010
David Martin (1737-1798) PORTRAIT OF THE HON
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
David Martin (1737-1798) PORTRAIT OF THE HON ELIZABETH KERR (1714-1799), HALF LENGTH SEATED, in a blue dress, white lace bonnet and black lace shawl, her right hand resting on books on a table and holding a pair of spectacles Oil on canvas 77 x 64.5cm In 1750 Elizabeth married James Ker, his second wife. Elizabeth was daughter of Lord Charles Kerr of Cramond, brother of the 2nd Marquis of Lothian.
Sworders
Mar. 09, 2010
David Martin (Anstruther, Fife, 1737-1798 Edinburgh)
Est: -
David Martin (Anstruther, Fife, 1737-1798 Edinburgh) Portrait of John Hume of Ninewells (1709-1786), half-length, in a brown coat and waistcoat oil on canvas, unframed 30¼ x 24¾ in. (77 x 63 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 18, 2009
DAVID MARTIN (SCOTTISH, 1737-1797)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
DAVID MARTIN (SCOTTISH, 1737-1797) Portrait of John Hume of Ninewells (1709-1786), half-length, in a brown waistcoat and coat oil on canvas 30¼ x 24¾ in. (77 x 63 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 25, 2008
David Martin (1736-1798)
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
David Martin (1736-1798) The Hon. John Skottowe, Governor of St Helena, in scarlet coat and grey embroidered waistcoat, holding a cane and letter addressed 'The Hon. John Skottowe Governor of St. Helena', standing three-quarter length in a landscape, shipping off Jamestown beyond signed and dated 'D Martin 1784' (lower right) oil on canvas 50 x 39¾in. (127 x 101cm.)
Christie's
Aug. 22, 2007
David Martin (British, 1737-1797)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Three-quarter length portrait of Rev Dr Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle of Inveresk, seated at his desk oil on canvas, 127 x 102cm (50 x 40 3/16in).
Bonhams