John Butler Yeats

Irish · 1839–1922 · Painter

John Butler Yeats RHA was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lollie" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats. The National Gallery of Ireland… (Wikipedia)

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PORTRAIT OF LILY YEATS AT BEDFORD PARK, LONDONWhyte's · Apr 2008€14,500≈ $22,661≈ £11,378Sign up to see
SELF PORTRAIT, JUNE 1919Whyte's · Apr 2008€13,000≈ $20,316≈ £10,201Sign up to see

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Untitled
Woodcut / linocut
Sworders · Jul 15, 2025 · Lot 249
£320≈ $430≈ €369HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Sworders ↗
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
Drawing
9¾ x 7½in. (24.77 x 19.05cm)
Whyte's · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 85
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Lord Alderman Cotton - MP of South Dublin, 1906
Drawing · Paper
14 x 22cm (5.5 x 8.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 23, 2025 · Lot 110
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Elegant Lady
Drawing · Paper
19 x 12cm (7.5 x 4.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 23, 2025 · Lot 43
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William Butler Yeats
Drawing · Paper
19 x 12cm (7.5 x 4.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 23, 2025 · Lot 5
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GIRL WITH A CUSHION
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5¾ x 3¼in. (14.61 x 8.26cm)
Whyte's · May 26, 2025 · Lot 11
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SKETCH OF A BOY and HORSE AND RIDER SKETCH (on reverse)
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4 x 4¼in. (10.16 x 10.80cm)
Whyte's · May 26, 2025 · Lot 12
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Lady Writing a Letter
Drawing
25 x 20cm (9.8 x 7.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 12, 2025 · Lot 3
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Study of Jack as a Boy
Drawing
18 x 12cm (7.1 x 4.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 12, 2025 · Lot 54
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Self Portrait
Drawing · Paper
50 x 38cm (19.7 x 15in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 8, 2025 · Lot 2
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About John Butler Yeats

John Butler Yeats RHA was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lollie" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats. The National Gallery of Ireland holds a number of his portraits in oil and works on paper, including one of his portraits of his son William, painted in 1900.

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In museum collections

John Quinn, 1908
National Portrait Gallery · Public domain
Van Wyck Brooks, 1909
National Portrait Gallery · Public domain
Elizabeth Corbet Yeats, 1899
National Gallery of Ireland · Public domain
Portrait of Miss K. Leney, 1902
National Gallery of Ireland · Public domain

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