J.P. Donleavy
American · 1926–2017 · Painter
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Record prices
- SELF PORTRAITWhyte's · €2,000≈ $2,902≈ £1,431Sign up to see
- BRENDAN BEHANWhyte's · €2,300≈ $2,858≈ £1,597Sign up to see
- HAPPY FISHWhyte's · €1,800≈ $2,419≈ £1,220Sign up to see
J.P. Donleavy’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
15
of 24 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
63%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 22 | 14 | 64% | $938Sign up | $726Sign up | $2.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 20 | 14 | 70% | $938Sign up | $726Sign up | $2.9kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Print (other) | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.