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John Behan, National Famine Memorial

John Behan

Irish · b. 1938 · Sculptor

John Behan is an Irish sculptor from Dublin. (Wikipedia)

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485auction results2002–2026years recorded86%sold (417)$4.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. John Behan, Atlantic Famine Ship, unique bronzeAtlantic Famine ShipMorgan O'Driscoll · €36,000≈ $35,809≈ £30,982Sign up to see
  2. John Behan, Westport Famine Ship, 2005, unique bronzeWestport Famine ShipMorgan O'Driscoll · €27,000≈ $30,470≈ £24,077Sign up to see
  3. John Behan, Atlantic Famine Ship, 2021, unique bronzeAtlantic Famine ShipMorgan O'Driscoll · €25,000≈ $27,558≈ £21,441Sign up to see

John Behan’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).

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Average price
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median $4.1kfree account
High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
417
of 485 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k2018201920202021202220232024202520262017-01-23 · $4,2862017-02-27 · $4,0232017-03-06 · $3182017-03-06 · $1,9072017-03-06 · $3,1782017-03-06 · $1,5892017-03-06 · $2,3302017-04-10 · $8,3572017-04-10 · $6,5582017-04-10 · $5,2892017-04-10 · $2,7502017-04-10 · $6,8762017-04-10 · $7,4052017-04-10 · $4,0202017-04-10 · $3,1732017-05-29 · $3,5802017-06-19 · $2,6882017-06-19 · $1,0082017-08-08 · $8,8612017-09-18 · $6,5712017-09-18 · $4,3012017-10-02 · $1,8792017-10-02 · $1,4092017-10-02 · $6,1072017-10-02 · $3,6412017-10-02 · $7,0462017-10-02 · $12,3312017-10-23 · $7,6312017-11-27 · $1,1352017-12-04 · $9,4922017-12-04 · $5,2212017-12-04 · $7,8312018-01-22 · $3,1822018-01-22 · $1,7132018-01-22 · $9792018-03-05 · $3,5692018-04-17 · $1,7302018-04-30 · $5,3152018-04-30 · $5,7982018-04-30 · $7,2472018-04-30 · $9,0592018-05-21 · $3,9982018-06-25 · $2,4572018-08-07 · $4,4092018-09-24 · $1,1772018-09-24 · $2,3552018-09-24 · $3,4142018-09-25 · $3,0622018-09-25 · $1,7672018-09-25 · $5542018-11-12 · $14,6452018-11-12 · $11,2652018-11-12 · $9,0122018-11-12 · $3,9992018-11-26 · $3,6362018-12-03 · $2,0402018-12-03 · $2,8332019-01-21 · $4,0902019-01-21 · $1,3632019-03-04 · $2,3812019-03-04 · $3,0612019-03-26 · $3842019-04-29 · $9,3662019-04-29 · $5,5752019-04-29 · $13,3802019-04-29 · $2,8992019-04-29 · $2,3422019-04-29 · $1,6732019-05-27 · $3,5832019-05-27 · $4,2552019-06-24 · $7982019-06-24 · $8552019-09-16 · $3,1992019-10-08 · $1,7582019-10-08 · $3522019-10-21 · $12,2902019-10-21 · $11,1732019-10-21 · $3,9112019-10-21 · $2,0112019-11-18 · $5312020-01-20 · $2,5502020-02-17 · $4332020-03-02 · $6,8962020-03-02 · $2,1132020-03-09 · $1,4892020-03-09 · $4122020-03-09 · $5502020-04-14 · $7,0162020-04-14 · $10,4152020-04-14 · $3,1792020-04-14 · $5,2622020-04-14 · $3,0702020-06-08 · $30,4702020-06-08 · $8,4642020-06-08 · $5,8682020-06-08 · $2,7082020-06-08 · $2,5962020-06-08 · $2,9342020-06-08 · $2,1442020-07-06 · $3852020-07-06 · $1,3592020-07-06 · $3172020-07-20 · $7,0982020-07-20 · $9,7312020-07-20 · $2,2902020-07-23 · $8,0982020-07-23 · $6,9412020-07-23 · $2,7772020-09-14 · $4,5132020-09-14 · $2,4942020-10-05 · $5412020-10-05 · $4242020-10-19 · $3,7712020-10-19 · $3,1822020-10-27 · $16,5652020-10-27 · $7,3362020-10-27 · $7,0992020-10-27 · $11,8322020-11-23 · $6,6652020-11-23 · $5,2362020-11-23 · $4,0462020-11-23 · $5,2362021-01-25 · $8,0202021-01-25 · $12,7602021-01-25 · $8,5062021-01-25 · $7902021-03-08 · $4,7462021-03-08 · $13,6462021-03-08 · $7,8322021-03-22 · $2,9822021-04-19 · $21,6632021-04-19 · $11,4332021-04-19 · $9,0262021-04-19 · $4,8142021-04-19 · $10,2302021-04-19 · $9,0262021-05-24 · $4,8852021-05-24 · $4,6412021-05-24 · $3,2972021-05-31 · $4,3922021-06-22 · $2,3792021-06-28 · $5,7172021-06-28 · $5,7172021-06-28 · $4,7642021-06-28 · $8,3372021-06-28 · $2,2632021-08-03 · $10,6972021-08-03 · $3,0902021-08-03 · $4,5162021-09-13 · $4,7122021-09-13 · $4,4762021-09-27 · $19,3022021-09-27 · $18,7172021-10-26 · $22,0742021-10-26 · $8,1332021-11-23 · $4,5042021-11-29 · $3,3832021-11-29 · $3,2702021-11-30 · $5,6822022-03-08 · $3,7032022-03-29 · $3,1042022-03-29 · $3,3262022-03-29 · $2,6602022-04-26 · $9,6072022-04-26 · $8,5392022-04-26 · $1,0142022-04-26 · $2,0282022-06-06 · $4,2902022-06-20 · $8,6772022-06-20 · $5,6792022-06-20 · $1,8932022-07-25 · $1942022-08-02 · $2862022-08-02 · $4,4992022-08-02 · $2,3522022-09-12 · $16,2482022-09-12 · $4,8742022-09-26 · $4,6302022-10-17 · $5452022-11-01 · $35,8092022-11-01 · $5,7692022-11-22 · $2,0552022-11-22 · $5,1372023-01-30 · $4362023-01-30 · $8,1772023-01-30 · $15,2642023-01-30 · $5,4522023-01-30 · $2,6172023-01-30 · $3,4892023-03-07 · $2,2402023-03-07 · $4,6932023-03-07 · $2,5602023-04-03 · $3262023-04-18 · $13,7152023-04-18 · $5,2672023-05-29 · $4,0722023-05-29 · $5,5722023-06-13 · $11,3332023-06-26 · $8,7342023-07-31 · $27,5582023-07-31 · $5,7322023-07-31 · $5,0712023-09-11 · $5,3622023-09-11 · $4,5042023-09-11 · $5,1482023-10-02 · $2,1062023-10-02 · $5,4762023-10-02 · $2,7382023-10-02 · $3,3702023-10-24 · $22,3272023-10-24 · $13,8222023-10-24 · $9,0372023-11-21 · $4,1632023-11-27 · $20,8072023-11-27 · $4,3802023-11-27 · $3,1762023-12-04 · $1,8482023-12-04 · $3,2602024-01-22 · $7,6232024-01-22 · $2,6142024-02-26 · $13,0222024-02-26 · $6,5112024-02-26 · $3,6902024-03-11 · $4,1522024-03-11 · $3,4962024-03-25 · $5422024-03-25 · $2282024-03-26 · $9,7702024-04-09 · $15,2142024-04-09 · $7,6072024-04-09 · $5,4342024-04-09 · $9,2372024-04-09 · $8,1502024-05-20 · $2,3892024-05-20 · $2,2812024-05-20 · $4,3442024-05-20 · $9232024-05-27 · $3,6872024-05-27 · $1,9522024-05-28 · $5,4412024-05-28 · $6,5292024-05-28 · $5,4412024-05-28 · $3,7002024-06-24 · $5,3652024-06-24 · $4,2922024-06-24 · $7,5112024-06-24 · $3,4342024-09-09 · $6,8472024-09-09 · $4,4172024-09-09 · $3,2022024-09-09 · $1,3252024-09-30 · $7,3892024-10-21 · $7602024-10-22 · $24,8882024-10-22 · $7,5752024-10-22 · $8,1162024-10-22 · $3,6792024-11-25 · $5,2482024-11-25 · $5,4572025-01-27 · $5,0542025-01-27 · $4,2122025-03-03 · $6,0702025-04-08 · $15,3302025-04-08 · $10,9502025-04-08 · $4,8182025-04-08 · $4,3802025-04-08 · $3,2852025-04-29 · $2,1612025-05-12 · $5,3312025-05-12 · $5332025-05-12 · $5332025-05-26 · $4,5522025-06-23 · $2752025-06-23 · $2,2942025-06-23 · $7,8012025-06-23 · $6,6542025-07-28 · $5,8272025-07-28 · $2,4472025-09-29 · $3,9862025-09-29 · $12,8952025-09-29 · $13,4812025-10-21 · $16,2502025-10-21 · $2,9022025-10-21 · $11,6072025-10-21 · $8,1252025-10-21 · $10,4462025-10-21 · $5,8042025-11-24 · $3,9252025-11-25 · $2,3102025-11-25 · $2,3102025-11-25 · $2,7722025-12-15 · $2352026-02-23 · $822026-02-23 · $4952026-02-23 · $1,1192026-02-23 · $2,9462026-02-23 · $11,1952026-02-23 · $3,5352026-02-23 · $3,0642026-03-30 · $2302026-04-21 · $5,8842026-04-21 · $7,7662026-04-21 · $4,4712026-04-21 · $10,0022026-04-21 · $1,5302026-05-25 · $7,6842026-05-26 · $1,5122026-07-20 · $13,1402026-07-20 · $2,0572026-09-07 · $4,8812026-09-07 · $2,4412026-09-07 · $7,671
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings77100%$933Sign up$760Sign up$1.9kSign up
Oil44100%$1.2kSign up$1.3kSign up$1.9kSign up
Acrylic11100%$760Sign up$760Sign up$760Sign up
Mixed media22100%$409Sign up$409Sign up$542Sign up
Works on paper211571%$624Sign up$541Sign up$1.1kSign up
Watercolor9889%$483Sign up$431Sign up$855Sign up
Gouache5360%$1kSign up$1kSign up$1.1kSign up
Drawing200%—Sign up—Sign up—
Prints & multiples221882%$576Sign up$354Sign up$3.6kSign up
Etching6583%$397Sign up$385Sign up$644Sign up
Lithograph12975%$670Sign up$318Sign up$3.6kSign up
Screenprint11100%$436Sign up$436Sign up$436Sign up
Print (other)33100%$641Sign up$495Sign up$1.1kSign up
Sculpture40535688%$6kSign up$4.5kSign up$35.8kSign up
Other302170%$2.2kSign up$1.7kSign up$7.1kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20262420$3.3kSign up
20253933$4.6kSign up
20244641$5.2kSign up
20234035$5.1kSign up
20222824$4kSign up
20214437$5.7kSign up
20204642$3.5kSign up
20192623$2.9kSign up
20182925$3.4kSign up
20174032$4.2kSign up
20161818$4.2kSign up
20151010$3.1kSign up
20141716$3kSign up
20131815$2kSign up
201287$2.7kSign up
201197$2.1kSign up
2010107$5.4kSign up
200932$10.8kSign up
200853$8.9kSign up
200732$5kSign up
200642$6.4kSign up
200587$3.1kSign up
200465$3.9kSign up
200322$2.3kSign up
200222$3.8kSign up

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