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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White Road
Watercolor · Paper
13 x 9cm (5.1 x 3.5in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022 · Lot 14
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At Greystones, Ireland
Watercolor · Paper
29.20 x 44½cm (11.5 x 17.5in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022 · Lot 18
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Sligo Landscape
Watercolor · Paper
9 x 13cm (3.5 x 5.1in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022 · Lot 37
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A Lament (The Funeral Of Harry Boland)
Oil · Canvas
46 x 61cm
deVeres · Jun 14, 2022 · Lot 40
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THE LITTLE SISTER OF THE GANG [FITZWILLIAM SQUARE], 1944
Oil · Canvas
18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
Whyte's · Jun 6, 2022 · Lot 37
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ILLUSTRATION FOR OLD JOHN, 1938
Watercolor
6½ x 9½in. (16.51 x 24.13cm)
Whyte's · Jun 6, 2022 · Lot 38
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WHERE THE DEMONS GRIN, 1908
Drawing
4½ x 6¼in. (11.43 x 15.88cm)
Whyte's · Jun 6, 2022 · Lot 39
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THE READING ROOM, 1935
Oil · Panel
9 x 14in. (22.86 x 35.56cm)
Whyte's · Jun 6, 2022 · Lot 40
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THE NIGHT BEFORE LARRY WAS STRETCHED, 1912
Drawing
3 x 7in. (7.62 x 17.78cm)
Whyte's · Jun 6, 2022 · Lot 41
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MY FRIEND BENEATH THE SEA, 1924
Oil · Panel
9 x 14in. (22.86 x 35.56cm)
Whyte's · Jun 6, 2022 · Lot 43
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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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