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. 
   Lily Yeats, 1889

   Drawing

   14 x 11½cm (5.5 x 4.5in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2022 · Lot 20
   €5,400≈ $5,882≈ £4,492HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
2. 
   Portrait of a Lady c.1889 (second image verso)

   Watercolor · Paper

   18 x 13½cm (7.1 x 5.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 24, 2022 · Lot 225
   €1,000≈ $1,130≈ £838HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
3. 
   The Professor

   Watercolor

   27½ x 17cm (10.8 x 6.7in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 24, 2022 · Lot 180
   €1,300≈ $1,470≈ £1,089HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
4. 
   Lily Yeats, 1901

   Drawing · Paper

   34½ x 26cm (13.6 x 10.2in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 24, 2022 · Lot 86
   €1,700≈ $1,922≈ £1,425HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
5. 
   Self Portrait, 1902

   Drawing

   17.80 x 13cm (7 x 5.1in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 24, 2022 · Lot 10
   €2,100≈ $2,374≈ £1,760HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
6. 
   Playing a Tune

   Watercolor · Paper

   20½ x 13½cm (8.1 x 5.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 30, 2021 · Lot 83
   €1,300≈ $1,477≈ £1,107HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
7. 
   Candlelight

   Watercolor · Paper

   22.20 x 14½cm (8.7 x 5.7in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 30, 2021 · Lot 16
   €1,100≈ $1,250≈ £937HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
8. 
   Feeding the Birds

   Drawing · Paper

   35½ x 49½cm (14 x 19.5in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 30, 2021 · Lot 12
   €4,200≈ $4,772≈ £3,577HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
9. 
   Lily Yeats, 1901

   Drawing · Paper

   25 x 22cm (9.8 x 8.7in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 26, 2021 · Lot 99
   €1,900≈ $2,207≈ £1,599HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
10. 
    Under Candlelight

    Watercolor

    29½ x 17½cm (11.6 x 6.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 26, 2021 · Lot 83
    €2,300≈ $2,672≈ £1,936HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
11. 
    Self Portrait, 1905

    Drawing

    24 x 17½cm (9.4 x 6.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 26, 2021 · Lot 7
    €1,900≈ $2,207≈ £1,599HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
12. 
    Susan Mitchell

    Drawing · Paper

    17½ x 12cm (6.9 x 4.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 13, 2021 · Lot 109
    €1,300≈ $1,531≈ £1,107HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
13. 
    Evening Light

    Watercolor

    18 x 25½cm (7.1 x 10in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 13, 2021 · Lot 68
    €2,500≈ $2,945≈ £2,128HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
14. 
    William Butler Yeats

    Drawing · Paper

    17½ x 12cm (6.9 x 4.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 13, 2021 · Lot 36
    €1,100≈ $1,296≈ £936HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
15. 
    Life's Choices

    Watercolor

    26 x 18cm (10.2 x 7.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 13, 2021 · Lot 34
    €1,500≈ $1,767≈ £1,277HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
16. 
    Self Portrait

    Drawing · Paper

    50 x 37cm (19.7 x 14.6in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 13, 2021 · Lot 5
    €4,200≈ $4,948≈ £3,575HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
17. 
    Portrait of Jack B. Yeats

    Drawing

    16½ x 12 x 400cm (6.5 x 4.7 x 157.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 3, 2021 · Lot 24
    €1,900≈ $2,258≈ £1,622HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
18. 
    Mutual Admiration

    Drawing

    24 x 17.20cm (9.4 x 6.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 3, 2021 · Lot 19
    €1,300≈ $1,545≈ £1,110HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
19. 
    George Russell and Mary Walker (Second Drawing Verso)

    Drawing

    9 x 12cm (3.5 x 4.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 3, 2021 · Lot 9
    €2,300≈ $2,734≈ £1,963HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
20. 
    Landscape Co. Sligo

    Watercolor · Paper

    16½ x 18½cm (6.5 x 7.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 28, 2021 · Lot 74
    €1,500≈ $1,787≈ £1,286HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
21. 
    Summer's Death Tune

    Watercolor

    25 x 16cm (9.8 x 6.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 28, 2021 · Lot 11
    €1,900≈ $2,263≈ £1,628HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
22. 
    The Young Lady

    Drawing · Paper

    20 x 11½cm (7.9 x 4.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 24, 2021 · Lot 135
    €440≈ $537≈ £380HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
23. 
    Seated Lady, 1902

    Drawing

    35½ x 25cm (14 x 9.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 24, 2021 · Lot 32
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
24. 
    Mythical Figure

    Drawing

    35 x 25cm (13.8 x 9.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 24, 2021 · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
25. 
    Portrait of William Butler Yeats

    Drawing · Paper

    14½ x 10½cm (5.7 x 4.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 19, 2021 · Lot 191
    €5,200≈ $6,258≈ £4,490HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
26. 
    Self Portrait, c.1919

    Drawing · Paper

    50 x 37½cm (19.7 x 14.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 19, 2021 · Lot 16
    €5,800≈ $6,980≈ £5,008HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
27. 
    Portrait of Mary Elizabeth Walker, 1906

    Drawing · Paper

    25 x 24cm (9.8 x 9.4in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 19, 2021 · Lot 6
    €1,600≈ $1,926≈ £1,382HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
28. 
    Female Portrait

    Drawing

    15 x 19cm (5.9 x 7.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2021 · Lot 211
    €1,600≈ $1,899≈ £1,372HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
29. 
    Arabian Lady

    Watercolor

    34 x 20cm (13.4 x 7.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2021 · Lot 118
    €850≈ $1,009≈ £729HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
30. 
    Reclining Lady

    Drawing

    20 x 28cm (7.9 x 11in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2021 · Lot 76
    €1,900≈ $2,255≈ £1,629HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
31. 
    Elegant Lady, 1916

    Drawing

    16½ x 12½cm (6.5 x 4.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2021 · Lot 71
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–900View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
32. 
    Jack B. Yeats(with second drawing of a lady verso)

    Drawing

    17 x 12cm (6.7 x 4.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2021 · Lot 21
    €1,900≈ $2,255≈ £1,629HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
33. 
    Female Nude

    Drawing

    35 x 23½cm (13.8 x 9.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 25, 2021 · Lot 67
    €1,700≈ $2,066≈ £1,510HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
34. 
    Candlelight

    Watercolor

    22 x 14cm (8.7 x 5.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 25, 2021 · Lot 61
    €800≈ $972≈ £710HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
35. 
    Self Portrait

    Drawing

    15½ x 11½cm (6.1 x 4.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 25, 2021 · Lot 23
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
36. 
    Awakened by Music

    Drawing

    25 x 17cm (9.8 x 6.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 25, 2021 · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
37. 
    FEMALE FIGURE

    Drawing

    9 x 6in. (22.86 x 15.24cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 16, 2020 · Lot 179
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
38. 
    YOUNG WOMAN

    Drawing

    9½ x 6¾in. (24.13 x 17.15cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 16, 2020 · Lot 177
    €440≈ $536≈ £396HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at Whyte's ↗
39. 
    JOHN POLLEXFEN

    Drawing

    4½ x 5½in. (11.43 x 13.97cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 16, 2020 · Lot 176
    €600≈ $731≈ £540HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
40. 
    STUDIES OF FEMALE FIGURE and THE SITTING ROOM, SEAVIEW, SLIGO

    Drawing

    9 x 7in. (22.86 x 17.78cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 16, 2020 · Lot 175
    €800≈ $975≈ £720HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Whyte's ↗
41. 
    Portrait Of A Lady

    Drawing

    24.6 x 17.2cm

    deVeres · Dec 8, 2020 · Lot 86
    €700≈ $848≈ £638HammerSign up free to seeEst. €700–1,000View at deVeres ↗
42. 
    Female Portrait (Possibly Hazel Lavery)

    Drawing

    28 x 20cm (11 x 7.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 30, 2020 · Lot 162
    €1,400≈ $1,677≈ £1,258HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
43. 
    The New Dress

    Drawing

    22½ x 14cm (8.9 x 5.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 30, 2020 · Lot 105
    €550≈ $659≈ £494HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
44. 
    Child Reading (most likely a depiction of Susan 'Lily' Yeats or Elizabeth 'Lolly' Yeats)

    Drawing

    16 x 11cm (6.3 x 4.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 30, 2020 · Lot 36
    €1,100≈ $1,318≈ £988HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
45. 
    A Quiet Time (It is likely Lily Yeats is the model for the girl)

    Drawing

    27½ x 22½cm (10.8 x 8.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 30, 2020 · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
46. 
    Mary 'Cottie' Yeats (c.1903-4)

    Drawing

    22 x 15½cm (8.7 x 6.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 23, 2020 · Lot 107
    €1,300≈ $1,547≈ £1,156HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
47. 
    Leading the Way, 1893

    Drawing

    28½ x 21cm (11.2 x 8.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 23, 2020 · Lot 20
    €2,800≈ $3,332≈ £2,489HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
48. 
    Repose

    Watercolor

    25 x 15cm (9.8 x 5.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 27, 2020 · Lot 20
    €1,500≈ $1,775≈ £1,361HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
49. 
    Self Portrait

    Drawing

    16½ x 12½cm (6.5 x 4.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 27, 2020 · Lot 8
    €1,400≈ $1,656≈ £1,270HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
50. 
    Music's Golden Tongue

    Drawing

    22 x 17cm (8.7 x 6.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 27, 2020 · Lot 6
    €5,200≈ $6,153≈ £4,717HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗

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