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  • JAMES SKENE OF RUBISLAW (BRITISH 1775-1864)
    Oct. 29, 2019

    JAMES SKENE OF RUBISLAW (BRITISH 1775-1864)

    Est: £200 - £300

    JAMES SKENE OF RUBISLAW (BRITISH 1775-1864) Fortress of Neustadt opposite Peterwardin on the Danube Signed inscribed and dated Fortress of Neustadt opposite Peterwardin / on the Danube 26 May 1845 J. Skene (lower right) Watercolour over pencil 24.5 x 45.5cm (9 3/4 x 18in) According to Sir Walter Scott, some of whose works the artist illustrated, James Skene [was] "for a gentleman, the best draughtsman I ever saw." Skene House, the family home, is a few miles to the east of Aberdeen near Loch of Skene. The artist was educated in Edinburgh and Germany and subsequently lived and worked in Greece for many years, also visiting the Balkans and other parts of Europe before finally returning to England where he eventually resided at Oxford. He is represented in the British Museum, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Edinburgh Central Library.  In 1845 Neustadt was in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and had both German and Hungarian names.

    Chiswick Auctions
  • JAMES SKENE OF RUBISLAW (BRITISH, 1775-1864) LANDSCAPE, 1804 Oil on canvas: 17 1/2 x 24 in.
    Jun. 02, 2018

    JAMES SKENE OF RUBISLAW (BRITISH, 1775-1864) LANDSCAPE, 1804 Oil on canvas: 17 1/2 x 24 in.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    JAMES SKENE OF RUBISLAW (BRITISH, 1775-1864) LANDSCAPE, 1804 Oil on canvas: 17 1/2 x 24 in. Framed; lower right signed and dated: J. Skene 1804; verso label: Anthony Wood, Edinburgh Provenance: Woodland Estate, Petersburg, Va.

    Potomack Company
  • Attributed to James Skene of Rubislaw (1775-1864) British
    Jul. 09, 2014

    Attributed to James Skene of Rubislaw (1775-1864) British

    Est: £200 - £300

    Attributed to James Skene of Rubislaw (1775-1864) British. A Panoramic View of Athens, Mixed Media, Unframed, 11" x 21.25".

    John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
  • James Skene of Rubislaw
    Mar. 05, 2014

    James Skene of Rubislaw

    Est: £300 - £500

    Quantity: 12,including views of: Emir Sultan; Brussa; the Castle of Asia; the bridge at Brussa; the Bosphuros (4); Baltaliman; Therapia; and others,Various media,Largest 19 by 25cm., 7 1/4 by 10in.

    Sotheby's
  • James Skene of Rubislaw
    Mar. 05, 2014

    James Skene of Rubislaw

    Est: £300 - £500

    two inscribed, one dated: 21 May 1840various media,Quantity: 4,including views of the Cavern of the Nymphs at Bari; the Citta Vecchia; Grendi; and a Street scene,largest 44 by 35.5 by 35.4cm., 17 1/4 by 13 1/4 in.,Executed circa 1840.

    Sotheby's
  • James Skene of Rubislaw
    Mar. 05, 2014

    James Skene of Rubislaw

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    each signed and inscribed, dated between 20th June 1835 and 31st March 1842 various media,Quantity: 4,including views of: The ancient Hellenic Tower near Porto Rafti, Attica; The entrance to the Cavern of Apollo, Pentelicus; the remains of an ancient monument on the shore of Munichia; and Merenda near Porto Rafti, Attica,Largest 30.5 by 48.5cm., 12 by 19in.,Executed in the 1830s and 1840s.

    Sotheby's
  • James Skene of Rubislaw
    Mar. 05, 2014

    James Skene of Rubislaw

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    including views of: the Old Watch Tower on Hymettus; an ancient building on the shores between Athens and Bari; Sepulchral monuments near Cape Sunium, Attica; a landscape near Smyrna; The Temple of the Winds, Athens; a church in Athens; the Chapel of Dionysius, Athens; the Port of Stilids, looking toward Mount-Parnassus; the Acropolis; the ancient vault of Merrhinus; the grotto of the nymphus at Bari, Attica; and three othersmostly signed and dated between October 1838 and March 1842various media,Quantity: 14,various sizes

    Sotheby's
  • James Skene of Rubislaw
    Mar. 05, 2014

    James Skene of Rubislaw

    Est: £1,200 - £1,800

    two signed and two dated between 15 September 1844 and 8 October 1844each watercolour over pencil,Quantity: 3,including views of: Dionisos, Attica; Mount Pentelicus; and the Road to Marathon,largest: 23 by 49cm., 12 3/4 by 19in.,Executed in the 1840s

    Sotheby's
  • JAMES SKENE
    Jan. 25, 2011

    JAMES SKENE

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    JAMES SKENE 1775 - 1864 THE PORTEUS RIOTS – A SCENE FROM THE HEART OF THE MIDLOTHIAN inscribed Ch VI & VII The Porteus riots in the Heart of the Midlothian "The Hanging of Porteus - Madge Wildfire Looking On" on the backing board watercolor and gouache over ink on paper 13 3/4 by 10 in. 34.9 by 25.4 cm

    Sotheby's
  • James (of Rubislaw) Skene (British, 1775-1864) (unframed, on four joined sheets)
    Jun. 09, 2010

    James (of Rubislaw) Skene (British, 1775-1864) (unframed, on four joined sheets)

    Est: £600 - £800

    Panorama of the port of Leghorn, 1803, with the blowing up of the Man O'War Queen watercolour with pencil written key to the reverse 22 x 214cm (8 11/16 x 84 1/4in). (unframed, on four joined sheets) and another unframed gouache view of classical ruins. (AF)(2)

    Bonhams
  • James (of Rubislaw) Skene (British, 1775-1864) 'Vesuvius',
    Jun. 08, 2009

    James (of Rubislaw) Skene (British, 1775-1864) 'Vesuvius',

    Est: £200 - £300

    'Vesuvius', signed and inscribed, ink and monochrome wash, unframed, together with a view of Avignon, by the same hand, signed and dated 1802, both unframed, (2), 17 x 25cm (6 11/16 x 9 13/16in).

    Bonhams
  • Attributed to James Skene of Rubislaw, Scottish,
    Mar. 12, 2008

    Attributed to James Skene of Rubislaw, Scottish,

    Est: £300 - £500

    Attributed to James Skene of Rubislaw, Scottish, 1775-1864- "Ravenscraig"; watercolour and/or brown ink and wash, traces of pencil, heightened with white, bears title and signature on boarder, within ink drawn lines, 28x45cm: together two with further similar monochrome studies possibly by the same hand, (3) (unframed). Note: James Skene, was a good friend of Sir Walter Scott.

    Roseberys
  • James Skene of Rubislaw (British 1775-1864)
    Dec. 16, 2003

    James Skene of Rubislaw (British 1775-1864)

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Interior of the Parthenon signed, inscribed and dated 'Parthenon/ J. Skene 1841' (lower right) watercolour on paper 33 x 59 cm. (13 x 23 1/4 in.)

    Bonhams
  • James Skene of Rubislaw (British, 1775-1876)
    Oct. 14, 2003

    James Skene of Rubislaw (British, 1775-1876)

    Est: £300 - £500

    both signed and inscribed, black chalk and pencil

    Bonhams
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