Jack Butler Yeats Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1871–1957

ArtSell has recorded 449 auction results for Jack Butler Yeats works on paper between 2000 and 2026, and 385 of them sold (86%). Half of the priced sales fell between $1.5kSign up free to see and $6.1kSign up free to see, with a median of $2.6kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $51.9kSign up free to see for In Memory at Morgan O'Driscoll in October 2024. The houses with the most results are Whyte's (256), Morgan O'Driscoll (176) and Bonhams (6).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   FROM TRAM, 1899

   Watercolor

   5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 86
   €1,100≈ $1,211≈ £941HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
2. 
   TURF BOAT AT KINVARA, 1899

   Watercolor

   3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 85
   €1,000≈ $1,101≈ £855HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
3. 
   KAREFUL KINVARA, 1899

   Watercolor

   5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 84
   €1,200≈ $1,321≈ £1,026HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
4. 
   WELL AND NETTLES, 1899

   Watercolor

   5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 83
   €900≈ $991≈ £770HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
5. 
   MILL GROUND FLOOR [BALLYLEE CASTLE], 1899

   Watercolor

   3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 82
   €1,200≈ $1,321≈ £1,026HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
6. 
   SKETCH OF 'MILLER', 1899

   Watercolor

   5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 81
   €1,400≈ $1,541≈ £1,197HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
7. 
   SKETCH OF A MAN'S HEAD, 1899

   Drawing

   5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 80
   €700≈ $771≈ £599HammerSign up free to seeEst. €500–700View at Whyte's ↗
8. 
   NEEDLEWORK, 1899

   Watercolor

   5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 79
   €900≈ $991≈ £770HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
9. 
   GIRL IN A SHAWL, 1899

   Watercolor

   5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 78
   €1,500≈ $1,651≈ £1,283HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
10. 
    OLD JOHN, 1904

    Watercolor

    9½ x 7½in. (24.13 x 19.05cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 45
    €18,000≈ $19,814≈ £15,392HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
11. 
    CO. GALWAY, GALWAY / DUBLIN, 1899

    Watercolor

    3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 19
    €2,000≈ $2,202≈ £1,710HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
12. 
    ARCHER CYCLES, DUBLIN, 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 18
    €1,700≈ $1,871≈ £1,454HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
13. 
    CAR DRIVER, DUBLIN, 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 17
    €1,800≈ $1,981≈ £1,539HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
14. 
    BALLYLEE CASTLE (MILL), 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 16
    €3,400≈ $3,743≈ £2,907HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
15. 
    THREE SMALL MILES, KINVARA TO KILTARTAN, 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 15
    €1,800≈ $1,981≈ £1,539HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
16. 
    BALLYLEE CASTLE (THOOR BALLYLEE), 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 14
    €2,800≈ $3,082≈ £2,394HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
17. 
    BALLYLEE MILL, 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 13
    €1,800≈ $1,981≈ £1,539HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
18. 
    NEEDLEWORK, 1899

    Watercolor

    3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 12
    €1,700≈ $1,871≈ £1,454HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
19. 
    MAN IN HAT AND WAISTCOAT, 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 11
    €1,500≈ $1,651≈ £1,283HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,800View at Whyte's ↗
20. 
    NATIONAL SCHOOL NEEDLE WORKER

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 10
    €1,500≈ $1,651≈ £1,283HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
21. 
    YOUNG WOMAN WEARING A MUFF, 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 9
    €900≈ $991≈ £770HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
22. 
    ARDRAHAN STATION, 1899

    Watercolor

    3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 8
    €1,500≈ $1,651≈ £1,283HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
23. 
    ARDRAHAN, 1899

    Watercolor

    3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 7
    €1,800≈ $1,981≈ £1,539HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
24. 
    DONKEYS AND SWANS AT COOLE, 1899

    Watercolor

    3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 6
    €1,500≈ $1,651≈ £1,283HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
25. 
    ON THE LAKE, 1899

    Watercolor

    3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 5
    €3,000≈ $3,302≈ £2,565HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
26. 
    SEAWEED BOAT SAILING IN, 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 4
    €6,000≈ $6,605≈ £5,131HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
27. 
    MAST RAISING, 1899

    Watercolor

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 3
    €5,500≈ $6,054≈ £4,703HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
28. 
    KINVARA, 1899

    Watercolor

    3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 2
    €4,200≈ $4,623≈ £3,592HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
29. 
    CASTLE AT KINVARA, 1899

    Watercolor

    3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 1
    €14,000≈ $15,411≈ £11,972HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
30. 
    Father Return Home at Once, Mother Has Found Work

    Watercolor

    8.90 x 12.70cm (3.5 x 5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 18, 2019 · Lot 13
    €1,300≈ $1,438≈ £1,109HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
31. 
    GOING TO LACE SCHOOL

    Drawing

    3¼ x 4¾in. (8.26 x 12.07cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 32
    €1,400≈ $1,544≈ £1,239HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
32. 
    ROSA OF SALCOMBE AT KINGSBRIDGE, DEVON, 1901

    Watercolor

    3½ x 5in. (8.89 x 12.70cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 31
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,500–3,500View at Whyte's ↗
33. 
    POBBLES AT SNAIL'S CASTLE, DEVON

    Drawing

    7¼ x 4in. (18.42 x 10.16cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 29
    €1,500≈ $1,655≈ £1,328HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
34. 
    THE LOTTERY, c. 1913

    Watercolor

    10½ x 7½in. (26.67 x 19.05cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 27
    €6,400≈ $7,060≈ £5,665HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Whyte's ↗
35. 
    IN THE TRAIN

    Watercolor

    7¼ x 7¾in. (18.42 x 19.69cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 26
    €6,200≈ $6,839≈ £5,488HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
36. 
    BONFIRE NIGHT [ST. JOHN'S EVE]

    Watercolor

    8 x 5¼in. (20.32 x 13.34cm)

    Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 41
    €7,000≈ $7,839≈ £6,176HammerSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–10,000View at Whyte's ↗
37. 
    THATCHING IN THE SUN

    Drawing

    13½ x 12in. (34.29 x 30.48cm)

    Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 38
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €8,000–12,000View at Whyte's ↗
38. 
    RABBITING

    Drawing

    13½ x 12in. (34.29 x 30.48cm)

    Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €8,000–12,000View at Whyte's ↗
39. 
    The Night Before Larry was Stretched

    Drawing · Paper

    7½ x 18cm (3 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 29, 2019 · Lot 111
    €2,300≈ $2,565≈ £1,986HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
40. 
    Homeward Bound, c.1905

    Watercolor

    11 x 16cm (4.3 x 6.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 29, 2019 · Lot 53
    €9,000≈ $10,035≈ £7,771HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
41. 
    The Circus, 1919

    Watercolor · Paper

    20½ x 17½cm (8.1 x 6.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 29, 2019 · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €12,000–18,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
42. 
    Portrait of a Man, Illustrated for Punch Magazine, W Bird was his Pseudonym

    Drawing

    11 x 11cm (4.3 x 4.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 11, 2019 · Lot 25
    €1,100≈ $1,237≈ £949HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
43. 
    AT THE FÉIS

    Watercolor

    8½ x 5½in. (21.59 x 13.97cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 4, 2019 · Lot 21
    €5,800≈ $6,575≈ £4,975HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
44. 
    Dr. McArgle

    Drawing

    8½ x 12cm (3.3 x 4.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 3, 2018 · Lot 47
    €1,200≈ $1,360≈ £1,070HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
45. 
    Currach off the West Coast

    Watercolor

    8¼ x 12¼cm (3.2 x 4.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 3, 2018 · Lot 28
    €1,400≈ $1,586≈ £1,248HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
46. 
    ST. JOHN'S EVE BONFIRE NIGHT

    Watercolor

    8 x 6½in. (20.32 x 16.51cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 26, 2018 · Lot 27
    €16,000≈ $18,181≈ £14,151HammerSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–18,000View at Whyte's ↗
47. 
    CHRISTMAS CARD WITH ROBIN, 1901

    Watercolor · Board

    5¼ x 3½in. (13.34 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 26, 2018 · Lot 26
    €5,600≈ $6,363≈ £4,953HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
48. 
    ST. ALPHONSUS, 1903

    Watercolor

    30½ x 18½in. (77.47 x 46.99cm)

    Whyte's · Oct 1, 2018 · Lot 19
    €9,500≈ $11,026≈ £8,462HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
49. 
    A LONG WAY TO GO, RACES IN DEVONSHIRE ['THEY'LL TAKE A LOT OF CATCHING!'] 1897

    Watercolor

    7 x 10¼in. (17.78 x 26.04cm)

    Whyte's · Oct 1, 2018 · Lot 18
    €7,000≈ $8,124≈ £6,235HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Whyte's ↗
50. 
    ILLUSTRATION TO 'THE JUDAS TREE' (I) 1937

    Drawing

    5¾ x 7¾in. (14.61 x 19.69cm)

    Whyte's · Oct 1, 2018 · Lot 16
    €1,900≈ $2,205≈ £1,692HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗

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