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. 
   Figures on Road to the Village

   Drawing

   8 x 12cm (3.1 x 4.7in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 24, 2018 · Lot 50
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,200–1,800View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
2. 
   Shop at Trawbawn Strand, Co. Sligo

   Watercolor

   12 x 8½cm (4.7 x 3.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 24, 2018 · Lot 38
   €1,500≈ $1,766≈ £1,342HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
3. 
   The Night Before Larry was Stretched

   Drawing · Paper

   7½ x 18cm (3 x 7in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 24, 2018 · Lot 36
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–5,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
4. 
   Children Playing the Whirly Gigs

   Drawing

   12 x 8cm (4.7 x 3.1in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 7, 2018 · Lot 52
   €1,500≈ $1,740≈ £1,342HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
5. 
   Unloading the Turf

   Drawing

   11 x 8cm (4.33 x 3.15in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 25, 2018 · Lot 31
   €2,800≈ $3,276≈ £2,465HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
6. 
   The Bold Captain Frenay II

   Watercolor · Paper

   17½ x 13½cm (6.89 x 5.31in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 30, 2018 · Lot 42
   €5,200≈ $6,281≈ £4,574HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
7. 
   The Bold Captain Frenay I

   Watercolor · Paper

   13 x 17cm (5.12 x 6.69in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 30, 2018 · Lot 41
   €5,000≈ $6,040≈ £4,398HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
8. 
   Figures on a march

   Watercolor

   8 x 12cm (3 1/8 x 4 3/4in).

   Bonhams · Dec 19, 2017 · Lot 179
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Coastal landscape

   Watercolor

   8 x 12 cm (3 1/8 x 4 3/4in).

   Bonhams · Dec 19, 2017 · Lot 178
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Shopping at Thraw Bawn

    Watercolor

    12 x 8cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8in).

    Bonhams · Dec 19, 2017 · Lot 177
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    Runner in green

    Watercolor

    12 x 8cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8in).

    Bonhams · Dec 19, 2017 · Lot 176
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Connemara

    Watercolor

    9½ x 13cm (4 x 5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 4, 2017 · Lot 106
    €3,800≈ $4,509≈ £3,334HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
13. 
    JACK B. YEATS CORRESPONDENCE 1949-1957

    signed autograph letters on 18 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin headed paper; (20) · Paper

    Whyte's · Oct 2, 2017 · Lot 30
    €1,900≈ $2,231≈ £1,680HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
14. 
    SEA FOG, 1909

    Watercolor

    14 x 10in. (35.56 x 25.40cm)

    Whyte's · Oct 2, 2017 · Lot 22
    €12,200≈ $14,328≈ £10,787HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Whyte's ↗
15. 
    Paul the Volunteer

    Mixed media · Paper

    11½ x 8¼cm (4 x 3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 18, 2017 · Lot 31
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
16. 
    The Night Before Larry was Stretched

    Drawing · Paper

    7½ x 18cm (3 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 8, 2017 · Lot 32
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–6,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
17. 
    Whirly Gigs (The Concert verso)

    Drawing · Paper

    12¼ x 8½cm (5 x 3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 8, 2017 · Lot 16
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,500View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
18. 
    The Runner

    Watercolor

    12 x 8cm (5 x 3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 19, 2017 · Lot 20
    €1,200≈ $1,344≈ £1,050HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
19. 
    BY MEMORY INSPIRED, 1909

    Drawing

    5¾ x 4¼in. (14.61 x 10.80cm)

    Whyte's · May 29, 2017 · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
20. 
    KELP-BURNING, c.1905

    Watercolor

    6¼ x 9¾in. (15.88 x 24.77cm)

    Whyte's · May 29, 2017 · Lot 24
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €8,000–10,000View at Whyte's ↗
21. 
    Under Starter's Orders

    Watercolor

    8 x 12cm (3 x 5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 15, 2017 · Lot 28
    €1,500≈ $1,646≈ £1,274HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
22. 
    Parade of Nations

    Watercolor

    8.5 x 12.5cm (3 3/8 x 4 15/16in).

    Bonhams · Apr 26, 2017 · Lot 423
    £275≈ $353≈ €324Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    The Night Before Larry was Stretched

    Drawing · Paper

    7½ x 18cm (3 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 10, 2017 · Lot 56
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–6,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
24. 
    Drogheda, October, 1942

    Drawing

    7½ x 9cm (3 x 4in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 6, 2017 · Lot 30
    €1,000≈ $1,059≈ £863HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
25. 
    Child Carried in a Bauneen

    Watercolor

    8¼ x 12¼cm (3 x 5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 6, 2017 · Lot 12
    €1,400≈ $1,483≈ £1,208HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
26. 
    SIDE CAR LEAVING AN INN or THE BAG MAN

    Watercolor · Board

    10 x 14in. (25.40 x 35.56cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 27, 2017 · Lot 31
    €7,500≈ $7,940≈ £6,396HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Whyte's ↗
27. 
    READING BY CANDLELIGHT

    Drawing

    3¼ x 6½in. (8.26 x 16.51cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 27, 2017 · Lot 29
    €4,000≈ $4,235≈ £3,411HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
28. 
    Illustrated Letter from Jack Butler Yeats to Thomas Arnold Harvey, 10th October, c.1908

    Watercolor

    21 x 27cm (8 x 11in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 23, 2017 · Lot 29
    €1,700≈ $1,822≈ £1,465HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
29. 
    Parade of Nations

    Watercolor

    8.5 x 12.5cm (3 3/8 x 4 15/16in).

    Bonhams · Dec 7, 2016 · Lot 465
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £700–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    Two Dublin Debutantes, Close to O'Connell Bridge, Dublin

    Drawing

    18 x 23cm (7 x 9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 5, 2016 · Lot 22
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,500–3,500View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
31. 
    FIGURES GATHERED c.1904-06

    Gouache · Board

    10½ x 14¼in. (26.67 x 36.20cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 26, 2016 · Lot 87
    €17,000≈ $19,145≈ £14,806HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Whyte's ↗
32. 
    View of the Lake Through Trees

    Watercolor

    9 x 13cm (4 x 5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 12, 2016 · Lot 69
    €1,700≈ $1,908≈ £1,436HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
33. 
    Christmas Card Design (To Wish You A Very Happy Christmas)

    Drawing

    9½ x 18cm (4 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 12, 2016 · Lot 9
    €3,800≈ $4,266≈ £3,210HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
34. 
    A PROFESSIONAL MAN, c.1905

    Watercolor · Board

    23 x 19¼in. (58.42 x 48.90cm)

    Whyte's · May 30, 2016 · Lot 29
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30,000–40,000View at Whyte's ↗
35. 
    LOCAL AND TRAVELLING CHAMPIONS, DEVONSHIRE, 1897

    Watercolor · Paper

    14 x 10in. (35.56 x 25.40cm)

    Whyte's · May 30, 2016 · Lot 28
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
36. 
    THATCHING IN THE SUN

    Drawing

    13½ x 12in. (34.29 x 30.48cm)

    Whyte's · May 30, 2016 · Lot 27
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
37. 
    RABBITING

    Drawing

    13½ x 12in. (34.29 x 30.48cm)

    Whyte's · May 30, 2016 · Lot 26
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
38. 
    SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI, c.1903

    Gouache · Board

    31½ x 19in. (80.01 x 48.26cm)

    Whyte's · May 30, 2016 · Lot 23
    €8,000≈ $8,911≈ £6,090HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
39. 
    Lace Antimacassars

    Drawing

    12½ x 10¼cm (5 x 4in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 25, 2016 · Lot 92
    €1,000≈ $1,126≈ £776HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
40. 
    Rattle

    Drawing

    12½ x 10¼cm (5 x 4in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 25, 2016 · Lot 91
    €1,000≈ $1,126≈ £776HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
41. 
    MUST HAVE BEEN AN ALLEGORY, 1899

    Drawing · Paper

    4 x 6in. (10.16 x 15.24cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 29, 2016 · Lot 31
    €1,600≈ $1,742≈ £1,257HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
42. 
    WEAVER AT LOOM

    Watercolor

    3½ x 2¾in. (8.89 x 6.99cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 29, 2016 · Lot 29
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
43. 
    JOHNNIE FROM GORT

    Drawing

    5 x 3½in. (12.70 x 8.89cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 29, 2016 · Lot 28
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,200–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
44. 
    HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR, 1943

    Drawing · Paper

    8 x 10in. (20.32 x 25.40cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 30, 2015 · Lot 11
    €2,100≈ $2,222≈ £1,480HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
45. 
    AN OLD WOMAN STIRRED THE CAULDRON WITH A LARGE IRON SPOON, 1934

    Drawing

    7 x 10in. (17.78 x 25.40cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 30, 2015 · Lot 10
    €5,200≈ $5,501≈ £3,665HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Whyte's ↗
46. 
    JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE

    Drawing

    9 x 7in. (22.86 x 17.78cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 30, 2015 · Lot 8
    €4,800≈ $5,078≈ £3,383HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
47. 
    PAWN BROKERS SALE

    Watercolor

    4.80 x 3.40in. (12.19 x 8.64cm)

    Whyte's · May 25, 2015 · Lot 140
    €950≈ $1,043≈ £674HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
48. 
    CHRIST'S COMING

    Drawing

    4¾ x 4in. (12.07 x 10.16cm)

    Whyte's · May 25, 2015 · Lot 139
    €2,300≈ $2,525≈ £1,633HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
49. 
    THE BAR, c.1890s-1900

    Drawing

    5 x 7in. (12.70 x 17.78cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 23, 2015 · Lot 18
    €5,000≈ $5,649≈ £3,676HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗
50. 
    A BOREEN

    Watercolor · Board

    10 x 14in. (25.40 x 35.56cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 24, 2014 · Lot 20
    €14,000≈ $17,374≈ £11,082HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗

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