John Behan
Irish · b. 1938 · Sculptor
John Behan is an Irish sculptor from Dublin. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Atlantic Famine ShipMorgan O'Driscoll · €36,000≈ $35,809≈ £30,982Sign up to see
Westport Famine ShipMorgan O'Driscoll · €27,000≈ $30,470≈ £24,077Sign up to see
Atlantic 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).
Coming up at auction
7 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
417
of 485 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | 7 | 100% | $933Sign up | $760Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $760Sign up | $760Sign up | $760Sign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $409Sign up | $409Sign up | $542Sign up |
| Works on paper | 21 | 15 | 71% | $624Sign up | $541Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 9 | 8 | 89% | $483Sign up | $431Sign up | $855Sign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 3 | 60% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 22 | 18 | 82% | $576Sign up | $354Sign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Etching | 6 | 5 | 83% | $397Sign up | $385Sign up | $644Sign up |
| Lithograph | 12 | 9 | 75% | $670Sign up | $318Sign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $436Sign up | $436Sign up | $436Sign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $641Sign up | $495Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 405 | 356 | 88% | $6kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $35.8kSign up |
| Other | 30 | 21 | 70% | $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
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 20 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 39 | 33 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 46 | 41 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 40 | 35 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 28 | 24 | $4kSign up |
| 2021 | 44 | 37 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 46 | 42 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 26 | 23 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 29 | 25 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 40 | 32 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 17 | 16 | $3kSign up |
| 2013 | 18 | 15 | $2kSign up |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 9 | 7 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 10 | 7 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | $10.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | $5kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 8 | 7 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $3.8kSign up |