Iain Macnab Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Iain Macnab Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 12, 2025
Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Bawdsey Ferry, woodcut
Est: £100 - £150
Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Bawdsey Ferry, woodcut AR * Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Bawdsey Ferry, woodcut on pale cream wove paper, from the edition of 100 impressions, signed, titled, numbered 11/100, and additionally inscribed by the artist (indistinct), sheet size 100 x 140 mm, framed and glazed QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Sep. 26, 2024
Iain MacNab (1890 - 1967), La Lessive, etching, signed in pencil, titled and numbered 10/30, 22cm x 27cm
Est: £30 - £50
Iain MacNab (1890 - 1967), La Lessive, etching, signed in pencil, titled and numbered 10/30, 22cm x 27cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Apr. 26, 2024
§ ATTRIBUTED TO IAIN MACNAB (BRITISH 1890-1967)
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
ATTRIBUTED TO IAIN MACNAB (BRITISH 1890-1967) VILLAGE SCENE inscribed in pencil IAIN MACNAB (to stretcher), oil on canvas 75cm x 100cm (29 ½in x 39 3/8in) Private Collection, U.K.
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 19, 2024
IAIN MACNAB (1890-1967), Nude
Est: $200 - $400
IAIN MACNAB (1890-1967) Nude lithograph signed, editioned and inscribed lower right: IAIN MACNAB / To my friend Cathy Bell / 23/50 52 x 35cm PROVENANCE Deutscher~Menzies, Important Australian Paintings and 19th & 20th Century Fine Australian and International Art, Melbourne, 29/11/2000, Lot 189
Gibson's
Nov. 23, 2023
Iain MacNab PROI RE, Picking Pyrethrum, Kenya, 1957;
Est: £200 - £300
Iain MacNab PROI RE, Scottish 1890-1967, Picking Pyrethrum, Kenya, 1957; woodcut on wove, signed and titled in pencil, image: 15.4 x 20.8 cm, (unframed) (ARR)
Roseberys
Jun. 02, 2023
Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Back Gardens, Lisbon Wood engraving, 1959, on thin oriental laid paper, signed, titled and numbered 9/50 in pencil, with marginsBlock 155 x 218mm (6 x 8 5/8in)Sheet 227 x 301mm (9 x 11 7/8in)
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Back Gardens, Lisbon (Garrett 20) Wood engraving, 1959, on thin oriental laid paper, signed, titled and numbered 9/50 in pencil, with margins Block 155 x 218mm (6 x 8 5/8in) Sheet 227 x 301mm (9 x 11 7/8in)
Bonhams
May. 25, 2023
§ Iain MacNab (1890-1967)
Est: £200 - £400
§ Iain MacNab (1890-1967) Back Gardens, Lisbon signed 'IAIN MACNAB' (lower right) woodcut 17 x 23cm
Cheffins
Mar. 08, 2023
Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Market Place, Woodstock, 1951
Est: £100 - £150
Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Market Place, Woodstock, 1951 AR * Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Market Place, Woodstock, 1951, black ink and pen, titled and signed by the artist in pencil lower margin, edges toned, designed for Introduction to Woodstock by J.M. Shelmerdine published by The Samson Press, 1951, sheet size 19 x 25.4 cm (7 1/2 x 10 ins), mounted QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 19, 2022
MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). Le Quai de l'Île, Annecy, circa 1929
Est: £600 - £800
MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). Le Quai de l'Île, Annecy, circa 1929 AR * MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). Le Quai de l'Île, Annecy, circa 1929, wood engraving, on thin, soft, translucent Japan paper, an excellent, black impression printing richly and evenly, signed and titled in pencil, numbered 19/50, with margins, barely discernible, faint light-staining, generally in very good condition, image 28.7 x 26.3 cm (11 1/4 x 10 3/8 ins), sheet size 34.3 x 30 cm (13 1/2 x 11 7/8 ins), in a conservation mount QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 05, 2022
§ IAIN MACNAB (BRITISH 1890-1967) THE WINE CASK C.1940
Est: £500 - £700
§ IAIN MACNAB (BRITISH 1890-1967) THE WINE CASK C.1940 Lithograph in colours on tissue thin japan, signed and titled in pencil to margin, published by Warren Johns Ltd., Teddington (image size 25.5cm x 40.5cm (10in x 16in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Aug. 10, 2022
§ IAIN MACNAB (BRITISH 1890-1967) THE WINE CASK C.1940
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
§ IAIN MACNAB (BRITISH 1890-1967) THE WINE CASK C.1940 Lithograph in colours on tissue thin japan, signed and titled in pencil to margin, published by Warren Johns Ltd., Teddington (image size 25.5cm x 40.5cm (10in x 16in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 09, 2022
AR * Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Southern Landscape, circa 1941
Est: £400 - £600
AR * Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Southern Landscape, circa 1941 Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Southern Landscape, circa 1941, woodcut, depicting a view looking from a window onto a Mediterranean village by the sea, signed, titled and numbered 52/75 in pencil to lower margin, laid down at edges onto later card, image size 20 x 25cm (7 7/8 x 9 7/8ins), sheet size 25 x 32.5cm (9 7/8 x 12 6/8ins), Alfred Styles & Sons Ltd framing label to verso, mounted, framed and glazed (42.2 x 45.4cm) Qty: (1) Footnote: Born in the Philippines, Macnab studied at Glasgow and Heatherley's art schools and served in both wars. An influential art teacher of the interwar period, he was founder and principal of the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, to which he recruited as teachers Claude Flight, Sybil Andrews and Cyril Power. Macnab specialised in wood engraving, linocut, lithography and painting. He was part of the printmaking revival of the 20th century and his school pioneered the linocut. His work is represented in the British Museum, V&A, Ashmolean, Fitzwilliam and the Government Art Collection.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 09, 2022
AR * Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Snow on the Radnor Hills
Est: £200 - £300
AR * Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Snow on the Radnor Hills Macnab (Iain, 1890-1967). Snow on the Radnor Hills, circa 1945, black and white woodcut, depicting a picturesque rural snowy landscape, featuring the rolling hills of Radnor, a man and dog standing in a cottage garden, signed, titled and numbered 32/50 in pencil to lower margin, laid down at edges onto later card, image size 22.2 x 17.6cm (8 6/8 x 7ins), sheet size 32.5 x 25cm (12 6/8 x 9 7/8ins), Alfred Styles & Sons Ltd framing label to verso, mounted, framed and glazed (45 x 38cm) Qty: (1) Footnote: Born in the Philippines, Macnab studied at Glasgow and Heatherley's art schools and served in both wars. An influential art teacher of the interwar period, he was founder and principal of the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, to which he recruited as teachers Claude Flight, Sybil Andrews and Cyril Power. Macnab specialised in wood engraving, linocut, lithography and painting. He was part of the printmaking revival of the 20th century and his school pioneered the linocut. His work is represented in the British Museum, V&A, Ashmolean, Fitzwilliam and the Government Art Collection.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 05, 2021
*Iain Macnab (1890-1967)
Est: £600 - £800
*Iain Macnab (1890-1967) *Iain Macnab (1890-1967) A nude resting in a chair, with a woman seated at the table beside her oil on canvas 81 x 100cm, unframed *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Sep. 09, 2021
MacNab (Iain) Snow on the Radnor Hills, wood-engraving, [mid-20th century]
Est: £300 - £400
MacNab (Iain) Snow on the Radnor Hills, wood-engraving on thin cream wove paper, signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from an edition of 50, image 230 x 175 mm (9 x 6 7/8 in), full margins with deckle edge, hinged into mount, unframed, [mid-20th century] Provenance: From the collection of the late Mr Laurence Lee This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jul. 14, 2021
§ ‡ IAIN MACNAB (BRITISH 1890-1967) FLOWER PIECE
Est: £600 - £800
Signed, oil on canvas board (Dimensions: 76cm x 51cm (30in x 20in)) (76cm x 51cm (30in x 20in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 28, 2021
Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Le Quai de L'ile, Annecy Wood engraving, circa 1929, on thin oriental laid, signed, titled and numbered 6/50 in pencil, with margins, 290 x 265mm (11 3/8 x 10 3/8in)(B)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Le Quai de L'ile, Annecy Wood engraving, circa 1929, on thin oriental laid, signed, titled and numbered 6/50 in pencil, with margins, 290 x 265mm (11 3/8 x 10 3/8in)(B) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 09, 2020
* MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). French Market Place, etching on pale cream wove paper
Est: £100 - £150
* MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). French Market Place, etching on pale cream wove paper, signed in pencil lower right, plate size 275 x 370 mm (10.9 x 14.6 ins), with margins, framed and glazed Qty: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 05, 2020
ARR * MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). The Brave Bull, woodcut
Est: £300 - £500
ARR * MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). The Brave Bull, 1951, woodcut on thin laid paper, a clean strong impression, from the published edition of 50 impressions, signed, titled and numbered 22/50 in pencil, image size 12.8 x 20.1 cm (5.1 x 8 ins), with wide margins, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 05, 2020
ARR * MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). Le Marche, 1951, woodcut
Est: £300 - £400
ARR * MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). Le Marche, 1951, woodcut on wove paper, from the edition published by the Print Collectors' Club in 1951, signed in ink (a little faded), image size 16.5 x 24.8 cm (6.5 x 9.8 ins), with margins, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 05, 2020
ARR * MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). Le Gouter, 1929, woodcut on thin laid paper
Est: £400 - £600
ARR * MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). Le Gouter, 1929, woodcut on thin laid paper, a fine richly inked impression, from the published edition of 40 impressions, signed and numbered 14/40 in pencil, image size 12.5 x 22.8 cm (5 x 9 ins), with margins, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 05, 2020
* MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). Bro Lawrence, woodcut on thin handmade wove paper
Est: £200 - £300
* MacNab (Iain, 1890-1967). Bro Lawrence, woodcut on thin handmade wove paper, from the edition of 12 impressions only, signed, titled, numbered 2/12, and inscribed to Alison McKenzie, image size 12.6 x 8.4 cm (5 x 3.3 ins), sheet size 19 x 14 cm (7.5 x 5.6 ins), window-mounted (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 18, 2020
§ IAIN MACNAB (BRITISH 1890-1967) SKETCH OF A CONFIDENT WOMAN
Est: £300 - £500
Signed, charcoal on paper (Dimensions: 36.5cm x 27cm (14.5in x 10.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 02, 2019
AR Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Whitby Harbour
Est: £800 - £1,200
Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Whitby Harbour Wood engraving, 1937, on thin oriental laid, signed, titled and numbered 4/30 in pencil, with margins, 291 x 240mm (11 3/8 x 9 3/8in)(B)
Bonhams
May. 02, 2019
AR Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Deya, Majorca
Est: £800 - £1,200
Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Deya, Majorca Wood engraving, 1932, on thin oriental laid, signed, titled and numbered 30/40 in pencil, with margins, 245 x 200mm (9 5/8 x 7 7/8in)(B)
Bonhams
Jan. 22, 2019
[§] IAIN MACNAB P.R.O.I., R.E. (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) DRYING SAILS, LAKE GARDA 24cm x 20.5cm (9.5in x 8in) and three further wood engr...
Est: £300 - £500
[§] IAIN MACNAB P.R.O.I., R.E. (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) DRYING SAILS, LAKE GARDA Signed and inscribed with title in pencil to margin, wood engraving 24cm x 20.5cm (9.5in x 8in) and three further wood engravings by the same artist, 'Picking Pyrethrum in the Aberdares, Kenya', 'The Brave Bull' and a third untitled work (4)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 22, 2019
[§] IAIN MACNAB P.R.O.I., R.E. (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) A BRETON VILLAGE 38cm x 27cm (15in x 10.5in)
Est: £300 - £500
[§] IAIN MACNAB P.R.O.I., R.E. (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) A BRETON VILLAGE Signed, watercolour 38cm x 27cm (15in x 10.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 22, 2019
[§] IAIN MACNAB P.R.O.I., R.E. (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) SUMMER GARDEN 60cm x 49cm (23.5in x 19.25in)
Est: £300 - £400
[§] IAIN MACNAB P.R.O.I., R.E. (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) SUMMER GARDEN Signed, oil on canvas 60cm x 49cm (23.5in x 19.25in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 22, 2019
[§] IAIN MACNAB P.R.O.I., R.E. (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) SUMMER BOUQUET 60cm x 50cm (23.5in x 19.75in)
Est: £300 - £500
[§] IAIN MACNAB P.R.O.I., R.E. (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) SUMMER BOUQUET Signed, oil on canvas 60cm x 50cm (23.5in x 19.75in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 14, 2018
IAIN MACNAB. (Scottish, 1890-1967). ARTIST'S HOME SOUTH OF RIVER THAMES, LONDON, signed lower right. Gouache.
Est: $250 - $350
IAIN MACNAB. (Scottish, 1890-1967). ARTIST'S HOME SOUTH OF RIVER THAMES, LONDON, signed lower right. Gouache - Framed, sight: 15 in. x 21 3/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Dec. 07, 2018
Iain Macnab (1890-1967) Unloading the catch
Est: £100 - £150
Iain Macnab (1890-1967) Unloading the catch Etching with aquatint, 1930, signed in pencil, from the edition of 50, on wove paper, with margins, sheet 277 x 371mm (10 3/4 x 14 6/8in) (unframed) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 05, 2018
AR Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Back Gardens, Lisbon
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Back Gardens, Lisbon (Garrett 20) Wood engraving, 1959, on thin oriental laid, signed, titled and numbered 9/50 in pencil, with full margins, 155 x 219mm (6 x 8 5/8in)(B)(unframed)
Bonhams
Oct. 31, 2018
Iain Macnab (1890-1967) Unloading the catch
Est: £150 - £200
Iain Macnab (1890-1967) Unloading the catch Etching with aquatint, 1930, signed in pencil, from the edition of 50, on wove paper, with margins, sheet 277 x 371mm (10 3/4 x 14 6/8in) (unframed) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Sep. 26, 2018
Iain Macnab (1890-1967) Unloading the catch
Est: £150 - £200
Iain Macnab (1890-1967) Unloading the catch Etching with aquatint, 1930, signed in pencil, from the edition of 50, on wove paper, with margins, sheet 277 x 371mm (10 3/4 x 14 6/8in) (unframed) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 27, 2018
Iain Macnab (1890-1967) Unloading the catch
Est: £150 - £200
Iain Macnab (1890-1967) Unloading the catch Etching with aquatint, 1930, signed in pencil, from the edition of 50, on wove paper, with small margins, 277 x 371mm (10 3/4 x 14 6/8in) (unframed) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 22, 2018
IAIN MACNAB Five unframed life studies Charcoal on paper
Est: $300 - $500
IAIN MACNAB Five unframed life studies Charcoal on paper
Leonard Joel
Feb. 22, 2018
IAIN MACNAB Nude pencil on paper
Est: $400 - $600
IAIN MACNAB Nude pencil on paper 56 x 42 cm
Leonard Joel
Nov. 28, 2017
IAIN MACNAB (Scottish, 1890-1967) Nude Study charcoal on paper
Est: $800 - $1,500
IAIN MACNAB (Scottish, 1890-1967) Nude Study charcoal on paper signed lower right: IAIN MACNAB 56 x 43.5cm PROVENANCE: The Collection of George Bell Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Oct. 25, 2017
[§] IAIN MACNAB (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) FLOWER PIECE 75cm x 49.5cm (29.5in x 19.5in)
Est: £300 - £500
[§] IAIN MACNAB (SCOTTISH 1890-1967) FLOWER PIECE signed, oil on canvasboard 75cm x 49.5cm (29.5in x 19.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 11, 2017
Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Mixed Bouquet 64 x 76 cm. (25 3/16 x 29 15
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Mixed Bouquet 64 x 76 cm. (25 3/16 x 29 15/16 in.)
Bonhams
Mar. 16, 2017
IAIN MACNAB (1890-1967)
Est: £200 - £300
IAIN MACNAB (1890-1967) 'Conversation Piece', wood engraving, signed in pencil in the margin and numbered 16/60, 23 x 16.5cm According to note verso the right edge of the paper under the mount bears a handwritten inscription 'Norman Haire 127 Harley St (London)'. Dr Norman Haire (originally named 'Zions') 1892-1952 was a medical practitioner and one of the foremost 'Sexologists' of the early 20th Century
Mallams
Nov. 30, 2016
AR Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967)
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
AR Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Deya, Majorca
Bonhams
Jun. 08, 2016
AR Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Bathers Wood engraving, on tissue thin
Est: £700 - £1,000
AR Iain MacNab (British, 1890-1967) Bathers Wood engraving, on tissue thin wove, signed, titled and numbered 1/50 in pencil, with margins, 90 x 150mm (3 1/2 x 5 7/8in)(B)
Bonhams
Feb. 06, 2016
Iain Macnab (1890-1967), Scottish, An original woo
Est: £800 - £1,200
Iain Macnab (1890-1967), Scottish, An original wood engraving from 1934, "Conversation Piece", Depicting an elderly Chinese man and a lady in conversation, no 16 of the only edition of 60 signed and numbered proofs on simile Japan paper with full margins and deckle edge, Signed in pencil lower right and numbered in pencil lower left. 280 x 250mm paper size, image 231 x 167mm [Provenenace: Under the mount there is a hand written inscription in pencil on the right edge of the paper "Norman Haire, 127 Harley Street" (London), the original owner of the woodcut. Dr Norman Haire (originally named Zions), 1892-1952, was a medical practitioner and one of the foremost pioneering 'sexologists' of the early 20th Century Please Note- we do not make reference to the condition of lots within catalogue descriptions. We are however happy to provide additional information regarding the condition of items on request.
Claydon Auctioneers
Oct. 06, 2015
* Iain McNab [1890-1967]- Corsican fishermen on a
Est: £100 - £150
* Iain McNab [1890-1967]- Corsican fishermen on a beach:- signed watercolour and pencil drawing 30 x 46cm.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Apr. 30, 2015
§ Iain Macnab (British, 1890-1967) Nude signed lower right "Iain Macnab"
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
§ Iain Macnab (British, 1890-1967) Nude signed lower right "Iain Macnab" oil on canvas h:49 w: 62 cm Provenance: From a Norfolk country house. Iain Macnab was the founder and principal of the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, which pioneered linocut as an art form. His school of teaching focused on the 'rhythm' of the composition, created by curved lines and planes of colour. This concept founded the basis of the early linocuts of Macnab and his pupils. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy, and his work is in the permanent collections of the V&A, the British Museum and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Cheffins
Apr. 22, 2015
Iain MacNab (1890-1967) A Southern Landscape Block: 200 x 250 mm., Sheet:
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Iain MacNab (1890-1967) A Southern Landscape Block: 200 x 250 mm., Sheet: 285 x 385 mm.
Christie's
Dec. 09, 2014
Back Gardens, Lisbon
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Back Gardens, Lisbon(Garrett20) Wood engraving, 1959, on thin oriental laid, signed, titled and numbered 4/50 in pencil, with margins, 155 x 219mm (6 x 8 5/8in)(B)
Bonhams 3