Leo Whelan
Irish · 1892–1956 · Painter
Leo Whelan RHA was an Irish painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL COLLINSWhyte's · €60,000≈ $67,176≈ £50,128Sign up to see
UntitleddeVeres · €60,000≈ $63,702≈ £51,253Sign up to see
- PORTRAIT OF THOMAS ASHE IN THE UNIFORM OF THE IRISH VOLUNTEERSWhyte's · €40,000≈ $59,380≈ £28,718Sign up to see
Leo Whelan’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).
Lots sold
25
of 32 offered · 2001–2025
Sell-through
78%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 24 | 20 | 83% | $11.4kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $67.2kSign up |
| Oil | 24 | 20 | 83% | $11.4kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $67.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 2 | 50% | $848Sign up | $848Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 1 | 33% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $378Sign up | $378Sign up | $378Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $585Sign up | $585Sign up | $769Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $585Sign up | $585Sign up | $769Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $63.7kSign up | $63.7kSign up | $63.7kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.