James English Oil Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

b. 1946

ArtSell has recorded 154 auction results for James English oil paintings between 2001 and 2026, and 119 of them sold (77%). Half of the priced sales fell between $515Sign up free to see and $1.1kSign up free to see, with a median of $714Sign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $5.3kSign up free to see for THE BOW at Whyte's in February 2005. Most results come from Whyte's (81), Morgan O'Driscoll (62) and deVeres (11).

€4,000≈ $5,277≈ £2,765Sign uprecord priceTHE BOWWhyte's2005154auction results2001–2026years recorded77%sold$714Sign up free to seemedian price

James English oil paintings: key figures

Auction results: 154
Sold rate: 77%
Active at auction: 2001–2026
Median price: $714Sign up free to see
Record price: $5.3kSign up free to see THE BOW, Whyte's, Feb 2005

Top auction houses: Whyte's (81), Morgan O'Driscoll (62), deVeres (11)

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All oil paintings results

Sketching El Fondo Spain
Oil · Board
30 x 25cm (11.8 x 9.8in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 21, 2026 · Lot 154
€600≈ $706≈ £522HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
WETLAND SCENE
Oil · Canvas
14 x 18in. (35.56 x 45.72cm)
Whyte's · Oct 20, 2025 · Lot 74
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
Silver With Fruit
Oil · Canvas
26.7 x 22.2cm
deVeres · Sep 30, 2025 · Lot 121
€420≈ $493≈ £367HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at deVeres ↗
Peacocks
Oil · Board
19½ x 24cm (7.7 x 9.4in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 15, 2025 · Lot 184
€300≈ $353≈ £259HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Still Life - Apple and Brooch
Oil · Board
29 x 24½cm (11.4 x 9.6in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 15, 2025 · Lot 121
€600≈ $706≈ £518HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
The Tug Boat
Oil · Board
30 x 25cm (11.8 x 9.8in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 15, 2025 · Lot 76
€480≈ $565≈ £415HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
SILVER WITH FRUIT
Oil · Canvas
10½ x 8¾in. (26.67 x 22.23cm)
Whyte's · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 66
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–700View at Whyte's ↗
Memories of a Sea Captain
Oil · Board
29 x 24cm (11.4 x 9.4in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 23, 2025 · Lot 191
€440≈ $505≈ £377HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Coal Shed
Oil · Board
28½ x 23½cm (11.2 x 9.3in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 12, 2025 · Lot 221
€400≈ $444≈ £337HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Flowers
Oil · Panel
24 x 19cm (9.4 x 7.5in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 12, 2025 · Lot 154
€500≈ $555≈ £421HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Along Lough Luick
Oil · Canvas
61x 76.2cm
deVeres · Mar 25, 2025 · Lot 41
€800≈ $866≈ £669HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at deVeres ↗
COTTAGE
Oil · Canvas
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Whyte's · Mar 24, 2025 · Lot 52
€200≈ $216≈ £167HammerSign up free to seeEst. €200–400View at Whyte's ↗
THE OLD CART
Oil · Board
10 x 12in. (25.40 x 30.48cm)
Whyte's · Dec 11, 2024 · Lot 88
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
Tea Penny Rose
Oil · Canvas
13 x 18cm (5.1 x 7.1in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 25, 2024 · Lot 272
€340≈ $357≈ £284HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
COTTAGE
Oil · Canvas
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Whyte's · Oct 21, 2024 · Lot 83
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600View at Whyte's ↗
French Collection
Oil · Canvas
26 x 20cm (10.2 x 7.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 9, 2024 · Lot 104
€800≈ $883≈ £675HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Summer on the River, 1981
Oil · Canvas
15½ x 20½cm (6.1 x 8.1in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 29, 2024 · Lot 215
€300≈ $325≈ £253HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
FOREST POOLS
Oil · Canvas
8 x 6¼in. (20.32 x 15.88cm)
Whyte's · Jul 1, 2024 · Lot 42
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
THE WISHING TREE, 1983
Oil · Canvas
10¼ x 8¼in. (26.04 x 20.96cm)
Whyte's · Jul 1, 2024 · Lot 41
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
Single Wrapped Apple
Oil · Canvas
20 x 25cm (7.9 x 9.8in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 22, 2024 · Lot 258
€440≈ $479≈ £377HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
FALCON'S GOLD
Oil · Board
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Whyte's · Dec 13, 2023 · Lot 61
€380≈ $410≈ £327HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at Whyte's ↗
Supermarket Plums And Trout Flies
Oil · Board
25.4 x 20.2cm
deVeres · Dec 12, 2023 · Lot 4
€400≈ $432≈ £344HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at deVeres ↗
Silver Jug And Strawberries
Oil · Board
28 x 22.1cm
deVeres · Dec 12, 2023 · Lot 3
€400≈ $432≈ £344HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at deVeres ↗
Gondola At Riva Venice
Oil · Board
30.5 x 25.4cm
deVeres · Dec 12, 2023 · Lot 2
€900≈ $972≈ £773HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at deVeres ↗
Flown the Coop
Oil · Canvas
24 x 18½cm (9.4 x 7.3in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 27, 2023 · Lot 256
€280≈ $307≈ £243HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
COMPOSITION WITH BUTTERCUPS, 2004
Oil · Canvas
14 x 18in. (35.56 x 45.72cm)
Whyte's · Oct 23, 2023 · Lot 40
€700≈ $742≈ £610HammerSign up free to seeEst. €700–1,000View at Whyte's ↗
Rooks
Oil · Board
15 x 20cm (6.1 x 7.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 11, 2023 · Lot 216
€1,100≈ $1,180≈ £942HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Pomegranates and Flask, 2002
Oil · Canvas
30.60 x 25cm (12 x 10in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 11, 2023 · Lot 97
€550≈ $590≈ £471HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Ink Bottle and Dry Fly, 2011
Oil · Canvas
14 x 19cm (5.5 x 7.5in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 31, 2023 · Lot 204
€500≈ $551≈ £429HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Resting, Tabarca, Spain
Oil · Canvas
50½ x 40½cm (19.9 x 15.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 31, 2023 · Lot 120
€750≈ $827≈ £643HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
The Morning At Sea
Oil · Board
20.3 x 15.2cm
deVeres · Jul 18, 2023 · Lot 21
€1,500≈ $1,688≈ £1,288HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at deVeres ↗
Chestnuts
Oil · Board
15.2 x 20.3cm
deVeres · Jul 18, 2023 · Lot 20
€340≈ $383≈ £292HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at deVeres ↗
Pigeon Loft, Turvey, 2006
Oil · Board
26 x 20cm (10.2 x 7.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 22, 2023 · Lot 241
€400≈ $433≈ £347HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Prairie Flowers
Oil · Canvas
50.80 x 30½cm (20 x 12in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 18, 2023 · Lot 166
€650≈ $713≈ £573HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
WINTER SUNSHINE ON WILLOWS
Oil · Board
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Whyte's · Apr 3, 2023 · Lot 45
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600View at Whyte's ↗
Inishbofin Harbour
Oil · Canvas
45½ x 61.20cm (17.9 x 24.1in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 1, 2022 · Lot 177
€500≈ $497≈ £430HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
FISH BOXES, LOUGHSHINNY, 2003
Oil · Board
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Whyte's · Oct 17, 2022 · Lot 60
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–700View at Whyte's ↗
OLD ROPES AND FISH BOXES, 2004
Oil · Board
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Whyte's · Oct 17, 2022 · Lot 59
€620≈ $604≈ £535HammerSign up free to seeEst. €500–700View at Whyte's ↗
TOWARDS LA MARINA, 2007
Oil · Board
12 x 10in. (30.48 x 25.40cm)
Whyte's · Oct 17, 2022 · Lot 58
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
Pidgeon Loft, Turvey, 2006
Oil · Canvas
25 x 20cm (9.8 x 7.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 12, 2022 · Lot 226
€320≈ $325≈ £278HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
The Wild Vetch
Oil · Canvas
29½ x 25cm (11.6 x 9.8in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 2, 2022 · Lot 196
€700≈ $716≈ £586HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
VENETIAN WINDOWS
Oil · Board
13¾ x 5¾in. (34.93 x 14.61cm)
Whyte's · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 52
€600≈ $614≈ £509HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
FRENCH COLLECTION
Oil · Canvas
10¾ x 8½in. (27.31 x 21.59cm)
Whyte's · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 51
€500≈ $512≈ £424HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
DECOMMISSIONED, LOUGHSHINNY, COUNTY DUBLIN
Oil · Board
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Whyte's · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 48
€560≈ $573≈ £475HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
Across the Tiber, Rome, 2006
Oil · Board
24½ x 20cm (9.6 x 7.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022 · Lot 240
€500≈ $526≈ £429HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
LOUGHSHINNY, WINTER EVENING, 2002
Oil · Canvas
20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)
Whyte's · Jun 6, 2022 · Lot 115
€1,400≈ $1,502≈ £1,196HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
Wild Allotment, 2003
Oil · Canvas
30 x 25cm (11.8 x 9.8in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 26, 2022 · Lot 182
€850≈ $907≈ £715HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
THE MOORING, WEXFORD HARBOUR
Oil · Canvas
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Whyte's · Mar 28, 2022 · Lot 41
€700≈ $768≈ £586HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
Mist on the Annamoe, Co. Wicklow, 1980
Oil · Canvas
25½ x 35cm (10 x 13.8in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2022 · Lot 240
€440≈ $479≈ £366HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Morning Haze
Oil · Board
50 x 70cm (19.7 x 27.6in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2022 · Lot 192
€800≈ $871≈ £665HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗