Isaac Spackman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Isaac Spackman Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 27, 2024
ISAAC SPACKMAN WATERCOLOR, SWALLOWS, SWIFTS AND MARTINS
Est: $12,000 - $25,000
SPACKMAN, Isaac (BRITISH, c.1700-71). Swallows, Swifts and Martins. Watercolor and gouache on vellum. Captioned and signed top center 1. Swallow. 2. Sand Martin 3. Swift 4. House Martin. Signed ‘Spackman pinxt’. Notes on the verso related to Willoughby and Albin. 10 7/8" x 15" image, 13 1/2" x 17 1/2" sheet. Provenance: Library of Henry Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven - 2,142 GBP. During the mid-eighteenth century, Irish artist Samuel Dixon invented and popularized a new painting technique known as basso-relievo, most notably used to embellish natural history subjects, especially birds and flowers. Artists employing the basso-relievo method used a copper-plate mould embossed from the back of the paper to create a three-dimensional composition. Each work was then painted with watercolor and highlighted with gouache. These works served a dual function; they were decorative paintings and models to be copied by amateur embroiderers and needleworkers. London-based artist Isaac Spackman imitated Dixon’s technique, and like his contemporary, he borrowed imagery from George Edwards’ Natural History of Uncommon Birds. However, each artist utilized the Natural History of Uncommon Birds imagery differently. While Dixon copied every detail of Edwards’ compositions, Spackman copied only the birds. Unlike Dixon, who had three apprentices, Spackman worked alone. Consequently, his spiky bushes were not only his creative outlet but one of necessity; copying the entire Edwards foreground would have been far too laborious. Spackman produced his first set of twelve paintings in 1754, the second in 1764, and the final grouping in 1769.
Arader Galleries
Nov. 29, 2022
Isaac Spackman | Swallows, swifts and martins, original drawing
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Isaac Spackman (d.1771) Swallows, swifts and martins 272 x 380mm., window mounted, watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, captioned and signed top centre: 1. Swallow, 2. Sand Martin, 3. Swift, 4. House Martin, Spackman Pinxt.; manuscript ornithological note on verso referencing Willoughby and Albin Bid on Sotheby's
Sotheby's
Jan. 30, 2020
Samuel Dixon, (2) Basso-Relievo Paintings
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Samuel Dixon (Irish, d. 1769), Birds Perched on a Branch, c. 1750, gouache on raised paper, no visible signature, possibly the work of Isaac Spackman (d. 1771), 9 1/4" h x 7 1/4" w, in gilt decorated chinoiserie frames under glass
Millea Bros Ltd
Nov. 16, 2019
Spackman Watercolor Goldfinch
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
SPACKMAN, Isaac (c.1700-71) Hen Goldfinch and American Humming Bird. Watercolor and gouache on embossed paper. London, 1764. 10 1/2" x 7 3/4" sheet.
Arader Galleries
Mar. 31, 2018
Isaac Spackman Basso-Relievo Watercolors
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
West Indian Long-tailed Parakeet holding an apple. Isaac Spackman (d. 1771). Basso-relievo watercolors. London c. 1764. Paper size: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. During the mid-18th C., Irish artist Samuel Dixon invented and popularized a new painting technique known as basso-relievo, most notably used to embellish paintings of natural history subjects, especially birds and flowers. Artists employing the basso-relievo technique used a copper-plate mould embossed from the back of the paper to create a 3D composition. Each work was then painted with watercolor and highlighted with gouache. These works served a dual function; they were decorative paintings as well as models to be copied by amateur embroiderers and needleworkers. London-based artist Isaac Spackman imitated Dixons technique, and like his contemporary, he borrowed imagery from George Edwards Natural History of Uncommon Birds. The West Indian Parrot is the only composition Spackman did not copy from George Edwards, thus it is his alone.
Arader Galleries
Mar. 31, 2018
Isaac Spackman Basso-Relievo Watercolors
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Touraco. Isaac Spackman (d. 1771). Basso-relievo watercolors. London c. 1764. Paper size: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. During the mid-18th C., Irish artist Samuel Dixon invented and popularized a new painting technique known as basso-relievo, most notably used to embellish paintings of natural history subjects, especially birds and flowers. Artists employing the basso-relievo technique used a copper-plate mould embossed from the back of the paper to create a 3D composition. Each work was then painted with watercolor and highlighted with gouache. These works served a dual function; they were decorative paintings as well as models to be copied by amateur embroiderers and needleworkers. London-based artist Isaac Spackman imitated Dixons technique, and like his contemporary, he borrowed imagery from George Edwards Natural History of Uncommon Birds. The West Indian Parrot is the only composition Spackman did not copy from George Edwards, thus it is his alone.
Arader Galleries
Mar. 31, 2018
Isaac Spackman Basso-Relievo Watercolors
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Perky-looking Ouzel. Isaac Spackman (d. 1771). Basso-relievo watercolors. London c. 1764. Paper size: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. During the mid-18th C., Irish artist Samuel Dixon invented and popularized a new painting technique known as basso-relievo, most notably used to embellish paintings of natural history subjects, especially birds and flowers. Artists employing the basso-relievo technique used a copper-plate mould embossed from the back of the paper to create a 3D composition. Each work was then painted with watercolor and highlighted with gouache. These works served a dual function; they were decorative paintings as well as models to be copied by amateur embroiderers and needleworkers. London-based artist Isaac Spackman imitated Dixons technique, and like his contemporary, he borrowed imagery from George Edwards Natural History of Uncommon Birds. The West Indian Parrot is the only composition Spackman did not copy from George Edwards, thus it is his alone.
Arader Galleries
Mar. 31, 2018
Isaac Spackman Basso-Relievo Watercolors
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Hen Goldfinch and American Hummingbird. Isaac Spackman (d. 1771). Basso-relievo watercolors. London c. 1764. Paper size: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. During the mid-18th C., Irish artist Samuel Dixon invented and popularized a new painting technique known as basso-relievo, most notably used to embellish paintings of natural history subjects, especially birds and flowers. Artists employing the basso-relievo technique used a copper-plate mould embossed from the back of the paper to create a 3D composition. Each work was then painted with watercolor and highlighted with gouache. These works served a dual function; they were decorative paintings as well as models to be copied by amateur embroiderers and needleworkers. London-based artist Isaac Spackman imitated Dixons technique, and like his contemporary, he borrowed imagery from George Edwards Natural History of Uncommon Birds. The West Indian Parrot is the only composition Spackman did not copy from George Edwards, thus it is his alone.
Arader Galleries
Mar. 31, 2018
Isaac Spackman Basso-Relievo Watercolors
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Great Horned Owl. Isaac Spackman (d. 1771). Basso-relievo watercolors. London c. 1764. Paper size: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. During the mid-18th C., Irish artist Samuel Dixon invented and popularized a new painting technique known as basso-relievo, most notably used to embellish paintings of natural history subjects, especially birds and flowers. Artists employing the basso-relievo technique used a copper-plate mould embossed from the back of the paper to create a 3D composition. Each work was then painted with watercolor and highlighted with gouache. These works served a dual function; they were decorative paintings as well as models to be copied by amateur embroiderers and needleworkers. London-based artist Isaac Spackman imitated Dixons technique, and like his contemporary, he borrowed imagery from George Edwards Natural History of Uncommon Birds. The West Indian Parrot is the only composition Spackman did not copy from George Edwards, thus it is his alone.
Arader Galleries
Nov. 18, 2004
SPACKMAN, ISAAC.
Est: £8,000 - £10,000
Four original drawings of birds. English, 1760s Condition Note: 4 sheets (c. 265 x 210mm.), watercolour and gouache drawings, 3 on paper, 1 on vellum, 3 examples with descriptive text on verso, slight toning to paper, some descriptive text cropped
Sotheby's
Sep. 29, 2004
ISAAC SPACKMAN
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TWO BASSO RELIEVO PICTURES, 18TH CENTURY The King of the Vultures, inscribed on label "The King of the Vultures", 25cm x 19cm; and The Second Black Capped Lory 24cm x 19cm (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 29, 2004
ISAAC SPACKMAN
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TWO BASSO RELIEVO PICTURES, 18TH CENTURY The Crowned Eagle; and The Blue Faced Parrot both 25cm x 19cm (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 29, 2004
ISAAC SPACKMAN
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TWO BASSO RELIEVO PICTURES, 18TH CENTURY The Red and Blue Headed Parakeet, 1764 set?; and American Blue and Yellow Macaw, 1764 set both 26cm x 18.5cm (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 29, 2004
ISAAC SPACKMAN
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TWO BASSO RELIEVO PICTURES, 18TH CENTURY Rose or Carnation-Coloured Ouzel, 1764 set, 25.5cm x 19cm; and The Blue Jay 25cm x 19cm (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 29, 2004
ISAAC SPACKMAN
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TWO BASSO RELIEVO PICTURES, 18TH CENTURY The Black and White Chinese Cock Pheasant and its Hen, 1764 set; and The Indian Redstart and Wax Bill, 1754 set both 25cm x 19cm (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 29, 2004
ISAAC SPACKMAN
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TWO BASSO RELIEVO PICTURES, 18TH CENTURY The Painted Pheasant from China, 1764 set, 24cm x 18cm; and The Read-Throated Humming Bird and the Least Butcher-Bird, bears label with title and further label "H. Map & ..." 24.5cm x 18cm (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 29, 2004
ISAAC SPACKMAN
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TWO BASSO RELIEVO PICTURES, 18TH CENTURY The Fork Tail'd Indian Butcher-Bird, 1754 set, bears label "Fork tail'd butcher bird" and indistinct elaborate Rococo trade label, "Robert... Book & Printseller/ ... Cornhill", 25cm x 18cm; and The Pompadour 25cm x 18.5cm (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 08, 2004
Isaac Spackman (British, ?-1771
Est: £700 - £1,000
Scopoli's Parrot bears stamp 'I' verso, bears inscription verso 'This painting was taken from the dried bird which was exhibited at Spring Gardens in the year 1765. I sent Mr Spackman to paint it for me, FWS' watercolour and bodycolour 25.4 x 20.3 cm. (10 x 8 in.)
Bonhams