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Frank McKelvey, A large curragh of the Aran Island type, West of Ireland

Frank McKelvey

Irish · 1895–1974 · Painter

Frank McKelvey was an Irish painter from Belfast. (Wikipedia)

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368auction results2000–2026years recorded67%sold (247)$5.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. THE GOOD COMPANIONSWhyte's · €102,000≈ $120,289≈ £69,797Sign up to see
  2. WOMAN FEEDING HENSWhyte's · €88,000≈ $108,029≈ £60,136Sign up to see
  3. CHILDREN FEEDING A CALFWhyte's · €76,000≈ $103,398≈ £51,886Sign up to see

Frank McKelvey’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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Average price
$11kSign up free to see
median $5.4kfree account
High
$120kSign up free to see
auction record in database
Lots sold
247
of 368 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
67%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k200320062009201220152018202120242000-03-08 · $6,0582000-10-10 · $9,9652000-12-17 · $8,5552001-03-13 · $1,1682001-10-09 · $2,9182001-11-19 · $5,1352002-09-17 · $1,4472002-11-19 · $2,2282003-04-29 · $39,4422003-04-29 · $2,7392003-09-16 · $33,7052003-09-16 · $21,3472003-09-16 · $4,7192003-09-16 · $3,5952003-11-18 · $10,9542004-04-27 · $11,2932004-04-27 · $85,5862004-04-27 · $45,1712004-04-27 · $40,4162004-04-27 · $5,7062004-09-21 · $108,0292004-09-21 · $23,3242004-09-21 · $11,2942004-11-30 · $79,7702004-11-30 · $19,9432004-11-30 · $19,9432005-02-22 · $16,4912005-02-22 · $26,3862005-02-22 · $9,8952005-02-22 · $1,8472005-04-26 · $77,8862005-04-26 · $31,1542005-04-26 · $6,7502005-04-26 · $10,6442005-04-26 · $3,6352005-09-20 · $6,3202005-09-20 · $13,3692005-11-29 · $120,2892005-11-29 · $20,0482006-02-21 · $6,9052006-02-21 · $8,9302006-04-25 · $3,7282006-04-25 · $13,6682006-04-25 · $21,1232006-04-25 · $16,1532006-09-19 · $82,2512006-09-19 · $17,7162006-11-28 · $13,1472006-11-28 · $73,6232006-11-28 · $13,8042006-11-28 · $6,0482007-02-19 · $11,8192007-02-19 · $39,3962007-04-30 · $103,3982007-09-17 · $83,2622007-09-17 · $27,7542007-09-17 · $6,9392007-11-26 · $25,2372007-11-26 · $35,6282007-11-26 · $7,1262008-02-25 · $20,0032008-02-25 · $5,1862008-04-28 · $34,3822008-09-29 · $22,2412009-03-02 · $6,0462009-09-28 · $7,3252009-11-30 · $7,2112010-03-15 · $7,9492010-05-31 · $7,6302011-05-17 · $9,4952012-03-12 · $8,6592012-03-12 · $7,0842012-05-21 · $44,6252012-05-21 · $12,7502012-05-21 · $5,8652012-05-21 · $1,5302012-05-22 · $6,0012012-11-26 · $5,7042012-11-26 · $3,7602012-11-26 · $6,2232013-03-04 · $1,6262013-05-14 · $15,5722013-05-27 · $14,8802013-05-27 · $12,2922013-05-27 · $4,9172013-05-27 · $5,6932013-05-27 · $3,2352013-05-27 · $1,3592013-09-30 · $9,4542013-09-30 · $2,0262013-11-25 · $8,1082014-03-25 · $9,6522014-03-25 · $5,5162014-05-26 · $9,5452014-05-26 · $8,9992015-02-23 · $3,2762015-02-23 · $1,1862015-04-20 · $22,5182015-04-20 · $8582015-05-25 · $4,9402015-05-25 · $4,8302015-05-25 · $2,1962015-06-16 · $8,4112015-06-16 · $4,4862015-09-28 · $6,9252015-11-30 · $4,4432015-12-07 · $4,1072016-02-29 · $5,4442016-02-29 · $5,4442016-04-25 · $11,2642016-04-25 · $3,6042016-04-25 · $9012016-05-25 · $3,3442016-09-12 · $5,3882016-09-26 · $7,2082016-09-26 · $12,9512016-09-26 · $6,3072016-11-22 · $6,3702016-11-28 · $3,8122016-11-28 · $10,5882016-11-28 · $1,9062016-11-28 · $1,4822016-11-28 · $1,8002016-11-28 · $1,0062016-12-05 · $13,3782016-12-05 · $4,7092017-03-06 · $4,2372017-03-06 · $1,0592017-04-10 · $5,0772017-04-10 · $25,3872017-05-15 · $9332017-05-29 · $4,9232017-09-18 · $4,5402017-11-27 · $4,7812017-12-04 · $28,4762017-12-04 · $1,1872018-01-22 · $5,8752018-03-05 · $10,4612018-04-30 · $5,3152018-05-28 · $3,0272018-05-28 · $5,5892018-06-12 · $8,2522018-07-09 · $8252018-11-12 · $15,7712019-01-21 · $1,3632019-01-21 · $9662019-02-10 · $3972019-03-04 · $5,6692019-03-04 · $1,7012019-03-11 · $5622019-03-20 · $1,5792019-04-29 · $22,3002019-05-20 · $6702019-08-06 · $8952019-08-06 · $7832019-09-16 · $3,0892019-09-16 · $2,0962019-09-16 · $4,1922019-09-23 · $9342019-10-21 · $11,1732019-11-18 · $9402020-03-09 · $4,3532020-06-08 · $3,6112020-06-08 · $2,8212020-07-06 · $3,6242020-07-23 · $13,3042020-10-05 · $1,1772020-10-19 · $4,2432020-11-23 · $12,4962020-11-30 · $1,5572020-11-30 · $8392020-12-07 · $6,0642021-03-08 · $7,1202021-04-19 · $9,0262021-04-19 · $5,2952021-05-31 · $2,4402021-06-14 · $7272021-06-22 · $19,0302021-09-13 · $4,9482021-09-13 · $5892021-11-30 · $10,7952022-03-29 · $2,6602022-09-12 · $5,0782022-09-12 · $9142022-09-26 · $2,4122022-10-11 · $6812022-11-01 · $2,1882022-11-22 · $9,7602022-11-28 · $3,9762022-11-29 · $1,9702022-12-12 · $6342023-01-30 · $2,5082023-03-06 · $3,5132023-03-07 · $1,4932023-06-26 · $1,8562023-10-24 · $8,5062023-10-24 · $3,0832023-11-21 · $7,6692023-12-12 · $5,4022023-12-12 · $7562024-02-26 · $3,9072024-02-26 · $1,1942024-03-11 · $28,4082024-03-11 · $3,8242024-03-11 · $11,4722024-03-11 · $11,4722024-03-25 · $8132024-04-09 · $15,2142024-04-09 · $4,7812024-04-09 · $3,4772024-05-20 · $1,3032024-05-27 · $7,5902024-07-01 · $3222024-09-09 · $1,6562024-09-09 · $5522024-09-30 · $3,1352024-10-21 · $432024-10-21 · $6512024-10-22 · $6,0602024-10-22 · $2,7052024-11-25 · $6,2972024-11-25 · $3,1492024-11-25 · $1,2592024-12-02 · $6,3042025-01-27 · $3,7912025-01-27 · $1,4742025-03-04 · $4222025-04-08 · $21,9002025-05-12 · $4222025-05-26 · $3,4142025-09-15 · $2,8242025-09-29 · $6,5652025-09-30 · $3,0532025-10-21 · $12,7682025-10-21 · $11,6072025-10-21 · $4,1792025-11-24 · $5,0792025-11-25 · $2,5412025-11-25 · $2,7722025-12-01 · $34,9382026-01-12 · $2,8062026-01-12 · $9352026-02-23 · $5,6562026-02-23 · $2,4752026-05-25 · $3,2602026-06-10 · $4152026-09-22 · $1,204
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings21115373%$15.3kSign up$7.2kSign up$120kSign up
Oil21115373%$15.3kSign up$7.2kSign up$120kSign up
Works on paper1327758%$3kSign up$1.4kSign up$35.6kSign up
Watercolor1287659%$3kSign up$1.4kSign up$35.6kSign up
Drawing4125%$2.4kSign up$2.4kSign up$2.4kSign up
Prints & multiples11100%$43Sign up$43Sign up$43Sign up
Print (other)11100%$43Sign up$43Sign up$43Sign up
Other241667%$8.8kSign up$8.3kSign up$21.1kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
2026117$2.5kSign up
20252816$3.6kSign up
20242724$3.3kSign up
2023229$3.1kSign up
20221710$2.3kSign up
2021179$5.3kSign up
20201711$3.6kSign up
20192417$1.4kSign up
2018168$5.7kSign up
20171710$4.7kSign up
20162419$5.4kSign up
20151412$4.5kSign up
201494$9.3kSign up
20131311$5.7kSign up
20121310$6.1kSign up
201131$9.5kSign up
201022$7.8kSign up
200973$7.2kSign up
200894$21.1kSign up
2007119$27.8kSign up
20061412$13.7kSign up
20051813$13.4kSign up
20041411$23.3kSign up
200397$11kSign up
200252$1.8kSign up
200143$2.9kSign up
200033$8.6kSign up

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