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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)

€16,000≈ $25,005≈ £12,555Sign uprecord priceNEW YORK SKETCHBOOKWhyte's329auction results2002–2026years recorded90%sold (295)$1.2kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. NEW YORK SKETCHBOOKWhyte's · €16,000≈ $25,005≈ £12,555Sign up to see
  2. PORTRAIT OF LILY YEATS AT BEDFORD PARK, LONDONWhyte's · €14,500≈ $22,661≈ £11,378Sign up to see
  3. SELF PORTRAIT, JUNE 1919Whyte's · €13,000≈ $20,316≈ £10,201Sign up to see

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  1. TWO STUDIES OF A LADY WITH ELEGANT HEADRESS, BROOCH AND PURSE
    Drawing
    15 by 20cm., 6 by 8in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 51
    €550≈ $748≈ £478HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
  2. RASCALLY OLD CAT
    Drawing
    18 by 13cm., 7 by 5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 52
    €1,050≈ $1,427≈ £912HammerSign up free to seeEst. €500–700View at Whyte's ↗
  3. PORTRAIT OF A LADY DIRECTLY ENGAGING THE ARTISTS
    Drawing
    18 by 13cm., 7 by 5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 53
    €450≈ $612≈ £391HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at Whyte's ↗
  4. SIDE PROFILE OF A LADY AND LADY WITH HAT [ANDALUSIA]
    Drawing
    15 by 20cm., 6 by 8in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 54
    €1,050≈ $1,427≈ £912HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Whyte's ↗
  5. LADY DOZING
    Drawing
    15 by 20cm., 6 by 8in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 55
    €950≈ $1,291≈ £825HammerSign up free to seeEst. €500–700View at Whyte's ↗
  6. PORTRAIT OF A LADY WEARING A BLOUSE
    Drawing
    15 by 9cm., 6 by 3.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 56
    €600≈ $816≈ £521HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–400View at Whyte's ↗
  7. PORTRAIT OF 'AE' GEORGE RUSSELL (1867-1935)
    Drawing
    31 by 25cm., 12.2 5 by 10in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 64
    €7,000≈ $10,516≈ £6,381HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  8. PORTRAIT OF A MAN, 26 JUNE 1904
    Drawing · Board
    16 by 11cm., 6.25 by 4.25in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 81
    €850≈ $1,071≈ £759HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  9. PORTRAIT OF LILY YEATS AT BEDFORD PARK, LONDON
    Oil · Panel
    36 by 29cm., 14 by 11.2 5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 105
    €14,500≈ $22,661≈ £11,378HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  10. NEW YORK SKETCHBOOK, circa 1907-22
    Drawing
    15 by 20cm., 6 by 8in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 107
    €16,000≈ $25,005≈ £12,555HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗

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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.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In museum collections

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

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