Jack Butler Yeats

Irish · 1871–1957 · Painter

Jack Butler Yeats RHA was an Irish artist. Born into a family of impoverished Anglo-Irish landholders, his father was the painter John Butler Yeats, and his brother was the… (Wikipedia)

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EVENING
Print (other)
8 x 12in. (20.32 x 30.48cm)
Whyte's · Oct 20, 2025 · Lot 110
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DUBLIN QUAYS, 1911
Print (other)
7 x 5in. (17.78 x 12.70cm)
Whyte's · Oct 20, 2025 · Lot 111
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THE NEW BALLAD, c.1915
Print (other)
5 x 6¼in. (12.70 x 15.88cm)
Whyte's · Oct 20, 2025 · Lot 112
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THE FIRST TIME ROUND
Print (other)
5¼ x 7in. (13.34 x 17.78cm)
Whyte's · Oct 20, 2025 · Lot 113
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THE HOOKER'S OWNER [ILLUSTRATION FOR J.M. SYNGE'S THE ARAN ISLANDS]
book plate
4½ x 3¾in. (11.43 x 9.53cm)
Whyte's · Oct 20, 2025 · Lot 117
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ILLUSTRATION TO 'SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR', 1912
Print (other)
18 x 9in. (45.72 x 22.86cm)
Whyte's · Oct 20, 2025 · Lot 120
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PIRATE READING or A BOOKPLATE FOR A PIRATE, 1902
Watercolor
5½ x 3¼ x 5in. (13.97 x 8.26 x 12.70cm)
Whyte's · Sep 29, 2025 · Lot 21
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Thank You Letter
Drawing · Paper
20 x 24½cm (7.9 x 9.6in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 15, 2025 · Lot 63
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THE ARAN ISLANDS by J.M. Synge
book
9 x 6in. (22.86 x 15.24cm)
Whyte's · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 193
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FOR THE ROAD [THE FRIENDS OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL], 1951
Lithograph · ed. edition of 3000
12½ x 18½in. (31¾ x 46.99cm)
Whyte's · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 71
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About Jack Butler Yeats

Jack Butler Yeats RHA was an Irish artist. Born into a family of impoverished Anglo-Irish landholders, his father was the painter John Butler Yeats, and his brother was the poet W. B. Yeats. Jack B. was born in London but was raised in County Sligo with his maternal grandparents, before returning to London in 1887 to live with his parents. Afterwards he travelled frequently between the two countries; while in Ireland he lived mainly in Greystones, County Wicklow and in Dublin city.

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