Brian Bourke
Irish · b. 1936 · Painter
Irish artist
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Record prices
- WOMEN GIVING BIRTH TO MEN, 2001-2003 (SET OF FORTY)Whyte's · €10,000≈ $12,201≈ £8,601Sign up to see
- KNOCK A LOUGH, APRIL 1977Whyte's · €7,400≈ $9,364≈ £4,982Sign up to see
- LANDSCAPE POLLINGWhyte's · €7,000≈ $9,203≈ £4,734Sign up to see
Brian Bourke’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
157
of 227 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
69%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 79 | 58 | 73% | $2.4kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Oil | 44 | 35 | 80% | $3.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Mixed media | 34 | 23 | 68% | $1.2kSign up | $694Sign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 88 | 62 | 70% | $1.2kSign up | $822Sign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 20 | 13 | 65% | $1.5kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Gouache | 12 | 6 | 50% | $1.7kSign up | $970Sign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 26 | 20 | 77% | $1.2kSign up | $579Sign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 8 | 5 | 63% | $413Sign up | $422Sign up | $552Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 30 | 23 | 77% | $616Sign up | $258Sign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Etching | 17 | 15 | 88% | $508Sign up | $247Sign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 13 | 8 | 62% | $819Sign up | $271Sign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 4 | 3 | 75% | $1.6kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Other | 26 | 11 | 42% | $2.5kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $8.8kSign 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 | 28 | 14 | $662Sign up |
| 2025 | 17 | 12 | $920Sign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | $441Sign up |
| 2023 | 25 | 16 | $324Sign up |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 | $422Sign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 10 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | $731Sign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $812Sign up |
| 2018 | 11 | 10 | $768Sign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 13 | $564Sign up |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 | $801Sign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | $658Sign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 13 | 7 | $972Sign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2004 | 9 | 8 | $3kSign up |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2002 | 11 | 6 | $2.2kSign up |