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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Study of a Lady
Drawing
17 x 12cm (6.7 x 4.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 6, 2019 · Lot 58
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The Carer
Drawing
22 x 15cm (8.7 x 5.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 24, 2019 · Lot 47
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Lilly Yeats
Drawing
23½ x 20cm (9.3 x 7.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 24, 2019 · Lot 5
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Portrait of a Young Lady
Drawing
11 x 11cm (4.3 x 4.3in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 24, 2019 · Lot 92
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WOMAN IN SHAWL
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9¼ x 5¾in. (23½ x 14.61cm)
Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 32
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LILY READING
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10¼ x 7in. (26.04 x 17.78cm)
Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 33
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LILY SEATED IN A GARDEN, c.1895-98
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10 x 5¾in. (25.40 x 14.61cm)
Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 34
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GIRL WITH SEASHELL
Drawing
9¼ x 5¾in. (23½ x 14.61cm)
Whyte's · May 27, 2019 · Lot 35
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Katherine Shaw
Drawing
18 x 10½cm (7.1 x 4.1in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 20, 2019 · Lot 61
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Waiting the Arrival
Watercolor
25 x 17½cm (9.8 x 6.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 29, 2019 · Lot 126
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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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