John Kelly
Irish · 1932–2006 · Painter, Printmaker
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Record prices
- NAPOLEON ON HORSEBACKWhyte's · €820≈ $1,190≈ £587Sign up to see
- ICARUSWhyte's · €900≈ $1,101≈ £610Sign up to see
- FIGURE IN INTERIOR and NUDE IN INTERIOR (A PAIR)Whyte's · €800≈ $1,099≈ £660Sign up to see
John Kelly’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
36
of 63 offered · 2000–2025
Sell-through
57%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 11 | 7 | 64% | $374Sign up | $408Sign up | $566Sign up |
| Oil | 4 | 3 | 75% | $408Sign up | $471Sign up | $566Sign up |
| Mixed media | 7 | 4 | 57% | $348Sign up | $367Sign up | $544Sign up |
| Works on paper | 41 | 24 | 59% | $457Sign up | $333Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 21 | 10 | 48% | $479Sign up | $325Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 10 | 7 | 70% | $460Sign up | $325Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 1 | 50% | $152Sign up | $152Sign up | $152Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 11 | 5 | 45% | $228Sign up | $129Sign up | $422Sign up |
| Etching | 5 | 4 | 80% | $253Sign up | $263Sign up | $422Sign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 1 | 20% | $129Sign up | $129Sign up | $129Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | $122Sign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | $304Sign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | $239Sign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | $440Sign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | $279Sign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | $530Sign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $216Sign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $760Sign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | $97Sign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | $558Sign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | $361Sign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $410Sign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $978Sign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | $968Sign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |