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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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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
'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 ↗
"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 ↗
PORTRAIT OF A LADY, 1898
Drawing · Paper
6 by 5in., 15 by 12.5cm.
Whyte's · Sep 29, 2014 · Lot 32
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗
PORTRAIT OF ARNOLD HARVEY
Drawing · Board
29 by 23cm., 11.2 5 by 9in.
Whyte's · Mar 2, 2009 · Lot 82
Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Whyte's ↗
PORTRAIT OF GRACIE YEATS (MRS MATTHEW YEATS)
Oil · Canvas
61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
Whyte's · Feb 22, 2005 · Lot 124
Unsold / did not meet reserveView 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.

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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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