What is a Jack Butler Yeats work worth?
1871–1957 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 814 works by Jack Butler Yeats with a published auction price sold between $695Sign up free to see and $6,268Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,713Sign up free to see. In the last five years the median was $1,095Sign up free to see across 290 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Jack Butler Yeats prices by medium
- Auction results
- 932
- Sold rate
- 87%
- Active at auction
- 2000–2026
- Median price
- $1.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $1.6MSign up free to see SHOUTING, Whyte's, Nov 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works on Paper | 383 | $1.5k–$6.1kSign up free to see | $2.6kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 204 | $282–$812Sign up free to see | $484Sign up free to see |
| Paintings | 92 | $57k–$206kSign up free to see | $103kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Whyte's (569), Morgan O'Driscoll (270), deVeres (76)
Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 502 | $686–$3.3kSign up free to see | $1.7kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 230 | $798–$77.4kSign up free to see | $11.5kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 14 | $9.4k–$491kSign up free to see | $127kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 3 | $6.5k–$793kSign up free to see | $8.1kSign up free to see |
Recent Jack Butler Yeats sales
- The Village, cuala press print — $208Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Sep 14, 2026
- Place Names of Ireland, set of 25 cigarette cards — $300Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Sep 14, 2026
- Jack B. Yeats: A catalogue raisonné of the oil paintings by Hilary Pyle London: André Deutsch, three volumes - from an edition limited to 1500 — $814Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Sep 7, 2026
- THE SHANACHIE, hand-coloured Cuala Press print — $479Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Jun 29, 2026
- POOKAWN, handcoloured Cuala Press print — $707Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Jun 29, 2026
- EVENING, hand-coloured Cuala Press print — $547Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Jun 29, 2026
- THE VILLAGE, hand-coloured Cuala Press print — $525Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Jun 29, 2026
- THE STRAND RACES: THE START AND THE FINISH (A PAIR), hand-coloured Cuala Press prints - early impressions; (2) — $684Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Jun 29, 2026
Questions about Jack Butler Yeats prices
What is a Jack Butler Yeats work worth?
Based on 814 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Jack Butler Yeats have sold for a median of $1,713, and half of them sold between $695 and $6,268. Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Jack Butler Yeats sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $1,578,640 for “SHOUTING” at Whyte's in November 2021.
Which Jack Butler Yeats medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $102,906 (92 sales).
How often do Jack Butler Yeats works sell at auction?
87% of the 932 lots recorded between 2000 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Jack Butler Yeats work?
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ArtSell has recorded 932 auction results for Jack Butler Yeats between 2000 and 2026, and 814 of them sold (87%).
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