John Butler Yeats Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1839–1922

Of the 310 lots by John Butler Yeats (works on paper) recorded at auction between 2002 and 2026, 278 found a buyer (90%). The median price realised is $1.1kSign up free to see across 278 priced sales; the middle half sold for $758Sign up free to see–$1.9kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $25kSign up free to see for NEW YORK SKETCHBOOK at Whyte's in April 2008. The houses with the most results are Morgan O'Driscoll (222), Whyte's (83) and deVeres (5).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Portrait of a Lady

   Drawing · Paper

   12 x 16cm (4.7 x 6.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 11, 2023 · Lot 203
   €600≈ $643≈ £514HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
2. 
   The Gentleman

   Drawing · Paper

   20 x 13cm (8.1 x 5.1in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 11, 2023 · Lot 66
   €500≈ $536≈ £428HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
3. 
   Lily Relaxing

   Drawing · Paper

   16 x 11cm (6.5 x 4.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 11, 2023 · Lot 11
   €1,100≈ $1,180≈ £942HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
4. 
   Seated Lady

   Drawing · Paper

   15½ x 9cm (6.1 x 3.5in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 31, 2023 · Lot 64
   €650≈ $717≈ £557HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
5. 
   Seated Young Lady

   Drawing · Paper

   16 x 11cm (6.3 x 4.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 31, 2023 · Lot 29
   €700≈ $772≈ £600HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
6. 
   Autumn, 1878

   Drawing · Paper

   12 x 16½cm (4.7 x 6.5in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 26, 2023 · Lot 239
   €500≈ $546≈ £429HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
7. 
   The Pose

   Drawing · Paper

   21½ x 13½cm (8.5 x 5.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 26, 2023 · Lot 81
   €650≈ $710≈ £558HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
8. 
   The Yeats Sisters

   Drawing · Paper

   14 x 21cm (5.5 x 8.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 26, 2023 · Lot 33
   €900≈ $983≈ £773HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
9. 
   Sound Advice

   Drawing · Paper

   25 x 20½cm (9.8 x 8.1in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 26, 2023 · Lot 6
   €700≈ $764≈ £601HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
10. 
    Boy with Teddy

    Drawing · Paper

    21 x 13cm (8.3 x 5.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 22, 2023 · Lot 143
    €550≈ $595≈ £478HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
11. 
    Portrait of a Lady

    Drawing · Paper

    28 x 22cm (11 x 8.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 22, 2023 · Lot 141
    €850≈ $920≈ £738HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
12. 
    Portrait of Mary Walker

    Drawing · Paper

    25 x 18cm (9.8 x 7.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 22, 2023 · Lot 103
    €1,100≈ $1,190≈ £955HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
13. 
    The Mandolin Player

    Drawing · Paper

    28 x 25½cm (11 x 10in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 18, 2023 · Lot 56
    €2,100≈ $2,304≈ £1,851HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
14. 
    Lily Yeats

    Drawing · Paper

    29½ x 21½cm (11.6 x 8.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 18, 2023 · Lot 4
    €1,200≈ $1,317≈ £1,058HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
15. 
    Portrait of a Lady

    Drawing · Paper

    16 x 11cm (6.3 x 4.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 7, 2023 · Lot 212
    €750≈ $800≈ £667HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
16. 
    Lily Yeats

    Drawing · Paper

    20 x 17½cm (7.9 x 6.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 7, 2023 · Lot 58
    €1,000≈ $1,067≈ £890HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
17. 
    Portrait of Jack Butler Yeats, 1889

    Drawing · Paper

    12.70 x 10.20cm (5 x 4in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 7, 2023 · Lot 33
    €1,700≈ $1,813≈ £1,513HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
18. 
    Angels

    Drawing · Paper

    21 x 27½cm (8.3 x 10.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 7, 2023 · Lot 6
    €1,100≈ $1,173≈ £979HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
19. 
    Portrait of a Lady

    Drawing · Paper

    16 x 11cm (6.3 x 4.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 30, 2023 · Lot 236
    €900≈ $981≈ £792HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
20. 
    Elegant Lady, 1910

    Drawing · Paper

    16 x 12cm (6.3 x 4.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 30, 2023 · Lot 83
    €900≈ $981≈ £792HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
21. 
    A Young Boy Pulling on His Boot (A Young William Butler Yeats)

    Watercolor · Paper

    34.20 x 25.30cm (13.5 x 10in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 30, 2023 · Lot 27
    €5,400≈ $5,888≈ £4,751HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
22. 
    SKETCHES (SET OF THREE)

    Drawing

    8½ x 10¾in. (21.59 x 27.31cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 12, 2022 · Lot 199
    €1,500≈ $1,584≈ £1,290HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
23. 
    MANDOLIN PLAYER WITH FIGURES WATCHING

    Drawing

    14 x 10in. (35.56 x 25.40cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 12, 2022 · Lot 195
    €1,100≈ $1,162≈ £946HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
24. 
    Lily Yeats

    Drawing · Paper

    24 x 19cm (9.4 x 7.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 29, 2022 · Lot 164
    €700≈ $726≈ £604HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
25. 
    Aunt Yeats

    Drawing · Paper

    17 x 12cm (6.7 x 4.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 29, 2022 · Lot 142
    €700≈ $726≈ £604HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
26. 
    Portrait of William Butler Yeats

    Drawing · Paper

    17½ x 12cm (6.9 x 4.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 29, 2022 · Lot 34
    €650≈ $674≈ £560HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
27. 
    Self Portrait

    Drawing

    21 x 15.30cm (8.3 x 6in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 29, 2022 · Lot 6
    €1,000≈ $1,037≈ £862HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
28. 
    SKETCHES (SET OF THREE)

    Drawing

    13 x 11in. (33.02 x 27.94cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 11
    €2,400≈ $2,511≈ £2,079HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
29. 
    TWO GIRLS SEATED IN A GARDEN

    Drawing

    21¼ x 14¼in. (53.98 x 36.20cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 10
    €2,900≈ $3,034≈ £2,512HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗
30. 
    Portrait Of Lily

    Drawing · Paper

    24.1 x 19cm

    deVeres · Nov 22, 2022 · Lot 130
    €1,100≈ $1,130≈ £950HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at deVeres ↗
31. 
    Lily Reading

    Drawing · Paper

    19 x 24cm (7.5 x 9.4in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 1, 2022 · Lot 108
    €2,000≈ $1,989≈ £1,721HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
32. 
    Self Portrait, c.1919

    Drawing · Paper

    50 x 37½cm (19.7 x 14.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 1, 2022 · Lot 29
    €3,200≈ $3,183≈ £2,754HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
33. 
    The Edwardian Lady

    Drawing · Paper

    36 x 34cm (14.2 x 13.4in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 12, 2022 · Lot 106
    €1,100≈ $1,117≈ £955HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
34. 
    Elegant Lady

    Watercolor

    20½ x 13½cm (8.1 x 5.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 12, 2022 · Lot 81
    €650≈ $660≈ £564HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
35. 
    Lily Yeats, 1906

    Drawing · Paper

    23 x 19½cm (9.1 x 7.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 12, 2022 · Lot 21
    €1,300≈ $1,320≈ £1,128HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
36. 
    Portrait of a Girl

    Drawing · Paper

    21 x 14½cm (8.3 x 5.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 2, 2022 · Lot 182
    €850≈ $869≈ £711HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
37. 
    The Orchard

    Watercolor · Paper

    11½ x 18½cm (4.5 x 7.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 2, 2022 · Lot 148
    €1,500≈ $1,534≈ £1,255HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
38. 
    Susan Mitchell

    Drawing · Paper

    18 x 12½cm (7.1 x 4.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 2, 2022 · Lot 138
    €950≈ $971≈ £795HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
39. 
    William Butler Yeats

    Drawing

    30½ x 24cm (12 x 9.4in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 2, 2022 · Lot 44
    €3,000≈ $3,067≈ £2,510HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
40. 
    Lilly Yeats

    Drawing · Paper

    24½ x 15½cm (9.6 x 6.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 2, 2022 · Lot 12
    €1,400≈ $1,431≈ £1,171HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
41. 
    Girl in Sunday Dress

    Drawing · Paper

    22½ x 13cm (8.9 x 5.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022 · Lot 221
    €500≈ $526≈ £429HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
42. 
    Lilly Yeats - Xmas, 1888

    Drawing

    11½ x 9cm (4.5 x 3.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022 · Lot 87
    €1,000≈ $1,052≈ £857HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
43. 
    Portrait of Mary Walker

    Drawing · Paper

    24½ x 19½cm (9.6 x 7.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022 · Lot 32
    €750≈ $789≈ £643HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
44. 
    Awakened by Music

    Drawing

    25½ x 17cm (10 x 6.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022 · Lot 9
    €1,800≈ $1,893≈ £1,543HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
45. 
    Study of W.B. Yeats

    Drawing

    11½ x 13cm (4.5 x 5.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 26, 2022 · Lot 121
    €2,000≈ $2,135≈ £1,683HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
46. 
    Self Portrait, 1920

    Drawing

    46½ x 37½cm (18.3 x 14.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 26, 2022 · Lot 2
    €3,200≈ $3,416≈ £2,692HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
47. 
    Lily Yeats, 1891

    Drawing

    27½ x 22½cm (10.8 x 8.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 26, 2022 · Lot 1
    €4,800≈ $5,124≈ £4,038HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
48. 
    Portrait Of A Lady

    Drawing · Paper

    15.3 x 12.7cm

    deVeres · Mar 29, 2022 · Lot 144
    €800≈ $887≈ £676HammerSign up free to seeEst. €500–700View at deVeres ↗
49. 
    Portrait of a Lady

    Drawing

    17½ x 12cm (6.9 x 4.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2022 · Lot 150
    €1,100≈ $1,198≈ £915HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
50. 
    Susan Mitchell

    Drawing

    23 x 19½cm (9.1 x 7.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2022 · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗

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