What is a Barry Castle painting worth?
1935–2006 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 38 works by Barry Castle with a published auction price sold between $651Sign up free to see and $2,406Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,172Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $1,296Sign up free to see across 23 sales. In the last five years the median was $652Sign up free to see across 16 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Barry Castle prices by medium
- Auction results
- 48
- Sold rate
- 79%
- Active at auction
- 2003–2026
- Median price
- $1.2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $10.2kSign up free to see CLOSE FRIENDS, Whyte's, Apr 2008
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 23 | $882–$3.1kSign up free to see | $1.3kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 8 | $762–$3.2kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 5 | $129–$212Sign up free to see | $129Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Whyte's (33), Morgan O'Driscoll (8), deVeres (6)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 3 | $108–$170Sign up free to see | $129Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 25 | $651–$1.4kSign up free to see | $896Sign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 10 | $2.3k–$4.8kSign up free to see | $2.8kSign up free to see |
Recent Barry Castle sales
- Woman in a Forest, coloured engraving — $300Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Sep 14, 2026
- Another Harvest, Oil on panel — $868Sign up free to see, deVeres, Mar 24, 2026
- Strange Pets No. 8, watercolour on paper — $448Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Feb 23, 2026
- Boy and Bird, watercolour on paper — $648Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Feb 23, 2026
- DREAMS, lithograph; (no. 16 from an edition of 45) — $129Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Dec 15, 2025
- WITCH, lithograph; (no. 40 from an edition of 45) — $212Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Dec 15, 2025
- QUEEN OF ARAN, print; (no. 21 from an edition of 200) — $129Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Dec 15, 2025
- Woman And Little Red Hen, Watercolour — $2,310Sign up free to see, deVeres, Nov 25, 2025
Questions about Barry Castle prices
What is a Barry Castle painting worth?
Based on 38 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Barry Castle have sold for a median of $1,172, and half of them sold between $651 and $2,406. For paintings alone the median is $1,296 (23 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Barry Castle sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $10,158 for “CLOSE FRIENDS” at Whyte's in April 2008.
Which Barry Castle medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $1,413 (8 sales).
How often do Barry Castle works sell at auction?
79% of the 48 lots recorded between 2003 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Barry Castle painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 48 auction results for Barry Castle between 2003 and 2026, and 38 of them sold (79%).
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