Leo Whelan: career timeline
Irish · 1892–1956 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 15 of 32 lots (47% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 8 | 6 | $7.4kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | $35.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | $585Sign up | Print (other) |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | $3.9kSign up | Oil |
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1910s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $7.4kSign up
- Average
- $10.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 26.5 × 20.5 in (67 × 52 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1910 ORBYUnsold
1911 ON THE MOORS$15.7kSign up
1911 LAMBAY ISLAND, 1911, A COLLECTIONS OF SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS and ARTIST'S ENGRAVED WATERMAN'S GOLD PROPELLING PENCIL$769Sign up
1912 THE MIRROR$30.9kSign up
1913 PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM EDWARD ELLIS M.A., LL.D (1853-1926) 1913$1.1kSign up
1913 PORTRAIT OF MRS PATRICK LEONARDUnsold
1917 ALAN, SON OF DR MARTIN DEMPSEY$9.7kSign up
1919 ACQUAINTED WITH GRIEF$5kSign up
1920s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $35.8kSign up
- Average
- $35.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 24.5 in (59 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Harbours & ports (1)
c. 1922 PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL COLLINS$67.2kSign up
1923 WICKLOW HARBOUR$4.5kSign up
1930s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $585Sign up
- Average
- $585Sign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 10.5 in (31 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (2)
- Subjects
- —
1933 OUR LADY QUEEN OF IRELAND$401Sign up
1933 OUR LADY QUEEN OF IRELAND$769Sign up
1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 32 × 27 in (81 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1950s 2 works
Creation date not recorded
17 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $16.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 19 in (61 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2001 PORTRAIT OF A LADY$3.3kSign up
sold 2002 SIR WILLIAM H. COOPERUnsold
sold 2002 THE WATERFALL$1.6kSign up
sold 2007 PORTRAIT OF THOMAS ASHE IN THE UNIFORM OF THE IRISH VOLUNTEERS$59.4kSign up
sold 2007 A LITTLE BOY WITH A ROCKING HORSE$1.3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $3.4kSign up
- Average
- $15.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 14.5 in (46 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2012 REAR VIEW FROM 65 ECCLES STREET, DUBLIN [THE ARTIST'S HOME]$3.4kSign up
sold 2013 PORTRAIT OF MR. GEORGE HILL TULLOCH [FORMER DIRECTOR OF BANK OF IRELAND]$1.7kSign up
sold 2014 A COLLECTION OF 22 PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS$6.6kSign up
sold 2015 Lambay Island$965Sign up
sold 2016 Untitled$63.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 14.5 in (33 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Watercolor (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Cattle & animals (1), Harbours & ports (1)
sold 2022 A LITTLE BOY WITH A ROCKING HORSEUnsold
sold 2022 THE CABIN$1.5kSign up
sold 2023 PORTRAIT OF A LADY$378Sign up
sold 2023 Wicklow Harbour$1.9kSign up
sold 2024 Portrait Of A Young WomanUnsold
sold 2024 Portrait Of Edward Mcguire$6.5kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Leo Whelan auction results →