Ciaran Clear
Irish · 1920–2000 · Painter
John Patrick Ciarán Clear was an Irish painter known for his moonlight seascapes of Rush, Dublin and the west of Ireland. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- TURNING POINTWhyte's · €10,500≈ $12,225≈ £9,057Sign up to see
- COASTAL TRACK, NIGHT, REMOTE CONNEMARAWhyte's · €7,500≈ $8,774≈ £6,406Sign up to see
- THE NIGHT TIDEWhyte's · €7,500≈ $8,171≈ £6,197Sign up to see
Ciaran Clear’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).
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
128
of 137 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
93%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 118 | 110 | 93% | $3.2kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Oil | 116 | 108 | 93% | $3.2kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $817Sign up | $817Sign up | $991Sign up |
| Works on paper | 17 | 16 | 94% | $713Sign up | $682Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $953Sign up | $865Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 3 | 75% | $443Sign up | $400Sign up | $706Sign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $723Sign up | $695Sign up | $816Sign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $492Sign up | $492Sign up | $564Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $1.7kSign 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 | 4 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 22 | 20 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 11 | 9 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $3kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |