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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Scullery Maid
Drawing
37 x 25½cm (14.6 x 10in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 8, 2020 · Lot 31
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Lilly Yeats
Watercolor
33 x 24½cm (13 x 9.6in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 8, 2020 · Lot 37
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Female Portrait, 1887
Drawing
18 x 12cm (7.1 x 4.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 8, 2020 · Lot 94
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Afraid of the Storm
Watercolor
17 x 11cm (6.7 x 4.3in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 11, 2020 · Lot 20
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Lolly
Drawing
23 x 13½cm (9.1 x 5.3in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 11, 2020 · Lot 8
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Portrait of a Lady (possibly Hazel Lavery)
Drawing
29½ x 20½cm (11.6 x 8.1in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 11, 2020 · Lot 83
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Reflecting
Watercolor
29½ x 20½cm (11.6 x 8.1in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 14, 2020 · Lot 114
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Young Girl with Sea Shell
Watercolor
23 x 14½cm (9.1 x 5.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 14, 2020 · Lot 12
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GREAT UNCLE
Drawing
6¾ x 9¼in. (17.15 x 23½cm)
Whyte's · Mar 9, 2020 · Lot 21
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VIEW FROM A BOAT
Drawing
9¾ x 6½in. (24.77 x 16.51cm)
Whyte's · Mar 9, 2020 · Lot 22
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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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