Gerald Davis
Irish · 1938–2005 · Painter
Gerald Davis was one of Ireland's leading semi-abstract artists. He was also an art gallery owner, critic, and Joycean scholar. He was a prominent member of the Jewish… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- FAMILY GROUPWhyte's · €3,800≈ $4,524≈ £2,592Sign up to see
Suicide (Green), DiptychonKetterer Kunst · €3,375≈ $4,016≈ £2,895Sign up to see
A Little TendernessMorgan O'Driscoll · €3,400≈ $3,703≈ £2,828Sign up to see
Gerald Davis’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
203
of 241 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 193 | 174 | 90% | $793Sign up | $547Sign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Oil | 182 | 165 | 91% | $801Sign up | $564Sign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $511Sign up | $511Sign up | $784Sign up |
| Mixed media | 9 | 7 | 78% | $666Sign up | $348Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 29 | 22 | 76% | $457Sign up | $351Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 7 | 5 | 71% | $314Sign up | $321Sign up | $416Sign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 1 | 50% | $458Sign up | $458Sign up | $458Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 8 | 3 | 38% | $402Sign up | $259Sign up | $773Sign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $217Sign up | $217Sign up | $259Sign up |
| Print (other) | 6 | 1 | 17% | $773Sign up | $773Sign up | $773Sign up |
| Other | 11 | 4 | 36% | $289Sign up | $261Sign up | $483Sign 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 | 8 | 7 | $347Sign up |
| 2025 | 19 | 16 | $438Sign up |
| 2024 | 29 | 24 | $326Sign up |
| 2023 | 24 | 20 | $525Sign up |
| 2022 | 19 | 15 | $736Sign up |
| 2021 | 19 | 16 | $753Sign up |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | $428Sign up |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | $461Sign up |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | $421Sign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 8 | $494Sign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | $586Sign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 6 | $506Sign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $824Sign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | $886Sign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | $294Sign up |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 | $531Sign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | $589Sign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |