John Behan Sculpture: Auction Prices
b. 1938
ArtSell has recorded 405 auction results for John Behan sculpture between 2002 and 2026, and 356 of them sold (88%). Across 356 sales with a published price, the typical result was $3kSign up free to see to $7.6kSign up free to see (median $4.5kSign up free to see). The auction record in our data is Atlantic Famine Ship, sold at Morgan O'Driscoll in November 2022 for $35.8kSign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Morgan O'Driscoll (263), Whyte's (120) and deVeres (21).
John Behan sculpture: key figures
- Auction results
- 405
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $4.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $35.8kSign up free to see Atlantic Famine Ship, Morgan O'Driscoll, Nov 2022
Top auction houses: Morgan O'Driscoll (263), Whyte's (120), deVeres (21)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
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All sculpture results
- €2,700≈ $3,182≈ £2,446Sign up free to see
- €3,200≈ $3,771≈ £2,899Sign up free to see
- Family, 2011€2,100≈ $2,494≈ £1,936Sign up free to see
- Young Bull, 2016€3,800≈ $4,513≈ £3,503Sign up free to see
- €2,400≈ $2,777≈ £2,189Sign up free to see
- €6,000≈ $6,941≈ £5,472Sign up free to see
- €7,000≈ $8,098≈ £6,384Sign up free to see
- Summer Birds, 2020€2,000≈ $2,290≈ £1,812Sign up free to see
- Cubist Bull, 2013Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000
- Migration, 2019Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–9,000
- €8,500≈ $9,731≈ £7,699Sign up free to see
- Westport Famine Ship, 2016€6,200≈ $7,098≈ £5,616Sign up free to see
- €1,200≈ $1,359≈ £1,086Sign up free to see
- Summer Birds, 2020€1,900≈ $2,144≈ £1,694Sign up free to see
- €2,600≈ $2,934≈ £2,319Sign up free to see
- €2,300≈ $2,596≈ £2,051Sign up free to see
- €2,400≈ $2,708≈ £2,140Sign up free to see
- Flight of Birds, 1977€5,200≈ $5,868≈ £4,637Sign up free to see
- €7,500≈ $8,464≈ £6,688Sign up free to see
- Westport Famine Ship, 2005€27,000≈ $30,470≈ £24,077Sign up free to see
- €2,800≈ $3,070≈ £2,443Sign up free to see
- Sheriff Street Bull, 2018€4,800≈ $5,262≈ £4,188Sign up free to see
- €2,900≈ $3,179≈ £2,530Sign up free to see
- Wild Swans at Coole, 2018€9,500≈ $10,415≈ £8,289Sign up free to see
- €6,400≈ $7,016≈ £5,584Sign up free to see
- WAITING BULL, c.1974€1,300≈ $1,489≈ £1,136Sign up free to see
- MAN AND WOMAN, 1972Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,200–1,500
- BIRD, c.1975Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000
- €1,900≈ $2,113≈ £1,655Sign up free to see
- Westport Famine Ship, 2018€6,200≈ $6,896≈ £5,401Sign up free to see
- €2,300≈ $2,550≈ £1,961Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000
- €1,800≈ $2,011≈ £1,547Sign up free to see
- Family, 2011Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–5,000
- Oar Boat, 2017€3,500≈ $3,911≈ £3,008Sign up free to see
- €10,000≈ $11,173≈ £8,593Sign up free to see
- Famine Ship, 2005€11,000≈ $12,290≈ £9,453Sign up free to see
- €2,900≈ $3,199≈ £2,567Sign up free to see
- €700≈ $798≈ £626Sign up free to see
- BULL, 2008€3,800≈ $4,255≈ £3,352Sign up free to see
- Sherriff Street Bull, 2015€1,500≈ $1,673≈ £1,295Sign up free to see
- €2,100≈ $2,342≈ £1,813Sign up free to see
- €2,600≈ $2,899≈ £2,245Sign up free to see
- €12,000≈ $13,380≈ £10,361Sign up free to see
- €5,000≈ $5,575≈ £4,317Sign up free to see
- €8,400≈ $9,366≈ £7,253Sign up free to see
- €2,700≈ $3,061≈ £2,316Sign up free to see
- €2,100≈ $2,381≈ £1,801Sign up free to see
- €1,200≈ $1,363≈ £1,060Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,000
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