Bea Orpen
Irish · 1913–1980 · Painter
Bea Orpen HRHA was an Irish landscape and portrait painter and teacher. She aided in the establishment of the Drogheda Municipal Gallery of Art. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Boyne at MorningtonMorgan O'Driscoll · €3,600≈ $4,272≈ £3,086Sign up to see
- WARM AFTERNOON, CLOGHERHEADWhyte's · €2,300≈ $2,858≈ £1,597Sign up to see
- ST. PETER'S PLACE, DROGHEDAWhyte's · €2,200≈ $2,615≈ £1,460Sign up to see
Bea Orpen’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
43
of 53 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
81%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 48 | 39 | 81% | $1.2kSign up | $981Sign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 13 | 11 | 85% | $1.4kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 34 | 27 | 79% | $1.1kSign up | $960Sign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 4 | 80% | $2.3kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | $347Sign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $799Sign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | $565Sign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $564Sign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $763Sign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $713Sign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |