Alexander S. Burns
Country unknown1911–1987· Modernism 100/100Institutional Backing Score
Measures museum presence, major auction house sales, and critical recognition. Higher = stronger market position.
Measures museum presence, major auction house sales, and critical recognition. Higher = stronger market position.
2,671
Auction Records
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Highest Price
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Avg Price
Biography
Alexander Nasmyth was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter, a pupil of Allan Ramsay. He also undertook several architectural commissions.
Market Overview
Total Lots
2,671
Total Artworks
2,671
Sell-Through Rate
73%
Highest Sale
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Average Sale
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Market Cap
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Market Position
100/100
Institutional backing score based on auction activity
Auction History
| Lot | Title | Year | House | Date | Estimate | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Le coquillage on canvas | — | Christies | Mar 2025 | GBP 1,500,000–2,500,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 13 | L’Armistice on canvas | — | Christies | Mar 2025 | GBP 1,800,000–2,500,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 17 | COMPOSITION À LA MANDOLINE ET À LA TROMPETTE, 1925 and pencil on paper | — | Digard | Nov 2024 | EUR 120,000–180,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 735 | La plante jaune on canvas | — | Christies | May 2024 | USD 500,000–700,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 573 | L’Echafaudage and watercolor on paper | — | Christies | May 2024 | USD 250,000–350,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 573 | L’Echafaudage and watercolor on paper | — | Christies | May 2024 | USD 250,000–350,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 24B | Eléments mécaniques on board laid down on cradled panel | — | Christies | May 2024 | USD 1,000,000–1,500,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 425 | La Forme en bleu aux Quatre-Fleurs Carré ou foulard de soie polychrome d´après le tableau original conservé en collection particulière | — | Millon & Associes | Jan 2024 | EUR 200–300 | PRO | Sold |
| 86 | Branches (Saphire 140), 1955 in colors on Arches paper | — | Bonhams | Oct 2023 | USD 1,500–2,500 | PRO | Sold |
| 42 | Composition, 1930 on paper | — | Digard | Mar 2023 | 30,000–40,000 | — | Unsold |
| 614 | Composition in colours | — | Bruun Rasmussen | May 2022 | DKK 3,000–5,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 209 | Une Fleur et une roue on canvas | — | Sothebys | Nov 2021 | USD 120,000–180,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 132 | Portrait de Paul Éluard on canvas | — | Sothebys | Nov 2021 | 600,000–800,000 | — | Unsold |
| 130 | Abstractions: Two Works on paper mounted on card | — | Sothebys | Nov 2021 | USD 100,000–150,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 108 | Quatre papillons et un insecte on canvas | — | Sothebys | Nov 2021 | USD 700,000–1,000,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 41 | Composition (Les Clés) on canvas | — | Sothebys | Nov 2021 | USD 3,000,000–4,000,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 39 | La Joie de vivre sur fond rouge on canvas | — | Sothebys | Nov 2021 | USD 3,000,000–4,000,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 504 | Marie l'Acrobate and pencil on paper | — | Sothebys | Oct 2021 | EUR 30,000–50,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 17 | Retour on paper | — | Sothebys | Oct 2021 | EUR 20,000–30,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 12 | Composition on canvas | — | Sothebys | Oct 2021 | EUR 120,000–180,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 10 | La Noce (étude) on canvas | — | Sothebys | Oct 2021 | EUR 1,500,000–2,000,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 102 | Les Deux Visages in colors, on Arches paper | — | Bonhams | Sep 2021 | — | PRO | Sold |
| 101 | La racine noir in colors, on Arches paper | — | Bonhams | Sep 2021 | — | PRO | Sold |
| 322 | La Rue de Dantzig ou les abattoirs de Vaugirard in colours | — | G.E. Sworder & Sons | Jul 2021 | — | PRO | Sold |
| 160 | Composition sur fond vert on canvas | — | Sothebys | Jun 2021 | GBP 700,000–1,000,000 | PRO | Sold |