John Butler Yeats Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1839–1922

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Of the 314 lots by John Butler Yeats (works on paper) recorded at auction between 2002 and 2026, 282 found a buyer (90%). The median price realised is $1.1kSign up free to see across 282 priced sales; the middle half sold for $748Sign 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 (226), Whyte's (83) and deVeres (5).

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1. 
   Mother and Child

   Drawing

   12 x 9½cm (4.7 x 3.7in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 23, 2019 · Lot 23
   €1,000≈ $1,099≈ £883HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
2. 
   ILLUSTRATION, c. 1886/1887

   Watercolor

   17½ x 10½in. (44.45 x 26.67cm)

   Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 24
   €6,400≈ $7,060≈ £5,665HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
3. 
   PORTRAIT OF LILY YEATS

   Watercolor

   11 x 8½in. (27.94 x 21.59cm)

   Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 23
   €2,000≈ $2,206≈ £1,770HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗
4. 
   PORTRAIT OF JACK BUTLER YEATS AS A CHILD

   Watercolor

   9½ x 8in. (24.13 x 20.32cm)

   Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 22
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–5,000View at Whyte's ↗
5. 
   Portrait of a Lady

   Drawing

   18½ x 14cm (7.3 x 5.5in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 6, 2019 · Lot 111
   €600≈ $671≈ £551HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
6. 
   Study of a Lady

   Drawing

   17 x 12cm (6.7 x 4.7in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 6, 2019 · Lot 58
   €650≈ $727≈ £597HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
7. 
   Before the Opera (with Portrait of a Young Lady verso)

   Drawing

   10 x 16½cm (3.9 x 6.5in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 6, 2019 · Lot 20
   €750≈ $839≈ £689HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
8. 
   Playing the Piano

   Watercolor

   22½ x 14cm (8.9 x 5.5in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 6, 2019 · Lot 13
   €1,200≈ $1,342≈ £1,102HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
9. 
   Portrait of a Young Lady

   Drawing

   11 x 11cm (4.3 x 4.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 24, 2019 · Lot 92
   €900≈ $1,025≈ £804HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
10. 
    The Carer

    Drawing

    22 x 15cm (8.7 x 5.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 24, 2019 · Lot 47
    €750≈ $855≈ £670HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
11. 
    Lilly Yeats

    Drawing

    23½ x 20cm (9.3 x 7.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 24, 2019 · Lot 5
    €1,000≈ $1,139≈ £894HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
12. 
    GIRL WITH SEASHELL

    Drawing

    9¼ x 5¾in. (23½ x 14.61cm)

    Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 35
    €750≈ $840≈ £662HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
13. 
    LILY SEATED IN A GARDEN, c.1895-98

    Drawing

    10 x 5¾in. (25.40 x 14.61cm)

    Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 34
    €2,100≈ $2,352≈ £1,853HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
14. 
    LILY READING

    Drawing

    10¼ x 7in. (26.04 x 17.78cm)

    Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 33
    €1,500≈ $1,680≈ £1,323HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
15. 
    WOMAN IN SHAWL

    Drawing

    9¼ x 5¾in. (23½ x 14.61cm)

    Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 32
    €600≈ $672≈ £529HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
16. 
    Katherine Shaw

    Drawing

    18 x 10½cm (7.1 x 4.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 20, 2019 · Lot 61
    €1,000≈ $1,117≈ £876HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
17. 
    Sound Advice

    Watercolor

    26 x 17cm (10.2 x 6.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 29, 2019 · Lot 161
    €2,200≈ $2,453≈ £1,899HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
18. 
    Waiting the Arrival

    Watercolor

    25 x 17½cm (9.8 x 6.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 29, 2019 · Lot 126
    €1,700≈ $1,896≈ £1,468HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
19. 
    Portrait of a Young Girl

    Drawing

    17 x 12½cm (6.7 x 4.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 11, 2019 · Lot 92
    €600≈ $675≈ £517HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
20. 
    Children in Moonlight

    Mixed media · Paper

    17 x 11cm (6.7 x 4.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 11, 2019 · Lot 32
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
21. 
    Letter Writing Lunatic, June 13th, 1899

    Drawing

    22½ x 16½cm (8.9 x 6.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 11, 2019 · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
22. 
    A WOMAN DOZING

    Drawing

    9 x 11in. (22.86 x 27.94cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 4, 2019 · Lot 18
    €950≈ $1,077≈ £815HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
23. 
    LOLLY READING

    Drawing

    9½ x 6¾in. (24.13 x 17.15cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 4, 2019 · Lot 16
    €1,900≈ $2,154≈ £1,630HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
24. 
    LILY RECLINING

    Drawing

    9½ x 7¼in. (24.13 x 18.42cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 4, 2019 · Lot 15
    €1,600≈ $1,814≈ £1,372HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
25. 
    Lilly Yeats

    Drawing

    19 x 18½cm (7.5 x 7.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 21, 2019 · Lot 150
    €1,400≈ $1,591≈ £1,236HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
26. 
    Woodland

    Watercolor

    21 x 18½cm (8.3 x 7.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 21, 2019 · Lot 59
    €1,300≈ $1,477≈ £1,148HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
27. 
    The Encounter

    Watercolor

    17 x 25cm (6.7 x 9.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 21, 2019 · Lot 2
    €1,700≈ $1,932≈ £1,501HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
28. 
    PORTRAIT OF A LADY

    Drawing

    5 x 2½in. (12.70 x 6.35cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 9, 2018 · Lot 177
    €1,050≈ $1,194≈ £943HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
29. 
    Interior - Staircase

    Watercolor

    23 x 18cm (9.1 x 7.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 3, 2018 · Lot 192
    €850≈ $963≈ £758HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
30. 
    Female Study

    Watercolor

    19½ x 11½cm (7.7 x 4.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 3, 2018 · Lot 37
    €800≈ $907≈ £713HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
31. 
    Hauling In

    Watercolor

    17 x 25½cm (6.7 x 10in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 12, 2018 · Lot 143
    €2,600≈ $2,929≈ £2,277HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
32. 
    Portrait of a Lady

    Drawing

    15½ x 11½cm (6.1 x 4.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 24, 2018 · Lot 232
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
33. 
    Village on Achill

    Watercolor

    11 x 17½cm (4.3 x 6.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 24, 2018 · Lot 89
    €2,600≈ $3,061≈ £2,326HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
34. 
    Moored Boats

    Watercolor

    19¼ x 25cm (7.6 x 9.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 24, 2018 · Lot 60
    €1,600≈ $1,884≈ £1,431HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
35. 
    Study of Jack B.Yeats

    Drawing

    12½ x 17½cm (4.9 x 6.9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 24, 2018 · Lot 31
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,200–1,600View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
36. 
    Self Portrait

    Drawing

    17½ x 13cm (6.9 x 5.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 24, 2018 · Lot 5
    €1,400≈ $1,648≈ £1,252HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
37. 
    Portrait of a Lady

    Drawing

    18 x 11cm (7.1 x 4.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 7, 2018 · Lot 84
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
38. 
    Ben Bulben

    Watercolor

    17¼ x 25½cm (6.8 x 10in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 7, 2018 · Lot 34
    €2,600≈ $3,017≈ £2,326HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
39. 
    Female Relaxing, 1887

    Drawing

    16 x 20½cm (6.3 x 8.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 7, 2018 · Lot 17
    €1,000≈ $1,160≈ £895HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
40. 
    Portrait of a Young Lady, 1893

    Drawing

    24 x 16½cm (9.45 x 6½in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 25, 2018 · Lot 33
    €1,200≈ $1,404≈ £1,057HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
41. 
    Woman Writing, c.1894-95

    Drawing · Paper

    25½ x 36cm (10.04 x 14.17in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 25, 2018 · Lot 27
    €900≈ $1,053≈ £792HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
42. 
    Portrait of a Young Lady

    Watercolor

    33 x 24½cm (12.99 x 9.65in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 21, 2018 · Lot 24
    €700≈ $823≈ £613HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
43. 
    Aunt Alice

    Drawing

    13½ x 24½cm (5.31 x 9.65in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · May 21, 2018 · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,400View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
44. 
    Rosa Butt, 1902

    Drawing · Paper

    16½ x 12cm (6½ x 4.72in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 30, 2018 · Lot 1
    €1,300≈ $1,570≈ £1,144HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
45. 
    Portrait of Rosa Butt

    Drawing

    29½ x 22½cm (11 x 9in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 5, 2018 · Lot 105
    €2,900≈ $3,569≈ £2,583HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
46. 
    At the Abbey Theatre, 1906

    Drawing

    14½ x 18½cm (5 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 5, 2018 · Lot 18
    €3,800≈ $4,677≈ £3,385HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
47. 
    'HARVEY'

    Drawing · Board

    11¼ x 9in. (28.58 x 22.86cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 26, 2018 · Lot 23
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
48. 
    The Courtroom, 1907

    Drawing

    13 x 21½cm (5 x 8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 22, 2018 · Lot 31
    €1,900≈ $2,325≈ £1,674HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
49. 
    Lolly, 1888

    Drawing

    10 x 7½cm (4 x 3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 22, 2018 · Lot 2
    €1,400≈ $1,713≈ £1,233HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
50. 
    "HARVEY"

    Drawing · Board

    11¼ x 9in. (28.58 x 22.86cm)

    Whyte's · May 29, 2017 · Lot 23
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗

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