Fergus O'Ryan
Irish · 1911–1989 · Painter
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Record prices
- CHRIST CHURCH, DUBLINWhyte's · €12,500≈ $14,859≈ £8,297Sign up to see
- SKIPPER ALLEY, DUBLINWhyte's · €7,000≈ $9,524≈ £4,779Sign up to see
- DENMARK STREET, DUBLINWhyte's · €5,200≈ $6,913≈ £3,622Sign up to see
Fergus O'Ryan’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).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
196
of 279 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
70%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 225 | 162 | 72% | $1.6kSign up | $1kSign up | $14.9kSign up |
| Oil | 225 | 162 | 72% | $1.6kSign up | $1kSign up | $14.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 18 | 15 | 83% | $760Sign up | $517Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 18 | 15 | 83% | $760Sign up | $517Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 4 | 3 | 75% | $1.5kSign up | $874Sign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $106Sign up | $106Sign up | $106Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.4kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 2 | 1 | 50% | $874Sign up | $874Sign up | $874Sign up |
| Other | 32 | 16 | 50% | $872Sign up | $757Sign up | $3kSign 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 | 22 | 10 | $448Sign up |
| 2025 | 20 | 9 | $554Sign up |
| 2024 | 21 | 14 | $478Sign up |
| 2023 | 22 | 18 | $500Sign up |
| 2022 | 18 | 11 | $655Sign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 | $595Sign up |
| 2020 | 13 | 7 | $683Sign up |
| 2019 | 18 | 13 | $477Sign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | $800Sign up |
| 2017 | 14 | 9 | $763Sign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 12 | 11 | $933Sign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | $1kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 10 | 8 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $1kSign up |
| 2005 | 14 | 11 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 8 | 7 | $4kSign up |
| 2003 | 14 | 11 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2000 | 5 | 4 | $1.9kSign up |