James Nolan
Irish · 1929–2015 · Painter
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Record prices
- CARNIVAL OF LIFE or ALLEGORYWhyte's · €3,400≈ $4,414≈ £2,316Sign up to see
- LUCAN COTTAGEWhyte's · €900≈ $1,117≈ £712Sign up to see
- FISHING BOATS, BOURRIANA, NERJA, SPAINWhyte's · €700≈ $1,085≈ £557Sign up to see
James Nolan’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
29
of 42 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
69%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 34 | 23 | 68% | $654Sign up | $402Sign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Oil | 34 | 23 | 68% | $654Sign up | $402Sign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 3 | 75% | $666Sign up | $798Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $941Sign up | $941Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $116Sign up | $116Sign up | $116Sign up |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 75% | $525Sign up | $519Sign up | $618Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $299Sign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | $344Sign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | $283Sign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $336Sign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $653Sign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $270Sign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | $448Sign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | $448Sign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $415Sign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | $550Sign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 | $753Sign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $519Sign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $767Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $798Sign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $4.4kSign up |