Louis le Brocquy Oil Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1916–2012

Of the 85 lots by Louis le Brocquy (oil paintings) recorded at auction between 2001 and 2026, 63 found a buyer (74%). Across 63 sales with a published price, the typical result was $23.7kSign up free to see to $87.2kSign up free to see (median $42.8kSign up free to see). The auction record in our data is A FAMILY, sold at Whyte's in April 2007 for $925kSign up free to see. Most results come from Whyte's (47), Morgan O'Driscoll (23) and deVeres (12).

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1. 
   STATES OF BEING 2, 1964 (TRIPTYCH)

   Oil · Canvas

   16¼ x 31¾in. (41.28 x 80.65cm)

   Whyte's · May 25, 2026 · Lot 48
   €26,000≈ $30,272≈ £22,427HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Whyte's ↗
2. 
   TRAVELLING PEOPLE, 1945

   Oil · Board

   18 x 21in. (45.72 x 53.34cm)

   Whyte's · May 25, 2026 · Lot 45
   €105,000≈ $122,252≈ £90,570HammerSign up free to seeEst. €100,000–150,000View at Whyte's ↗
3. 
   Painting Figure

   Oil · Canvas

   162.5 x 129.5cm

   deVeres · Nov 25, 2025 · Lot 30
   €32,000≈ $36,963≈ £28,122HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–50,000View at deVeres ↗
4. 
   Madonna And Child

   Oil · Board

   40.7 x 50.8cm

   deVeres · Nov 25, 2025 · Lot 29
   €30,000≈ $34,653≈ £26,364HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–50,000View at deVeres ↗
5. 
   Head At Birth

   Oil · Canvas

   69.5 x 69.5cm

   deVeres · Nov 4, 2025 · Lot 33
   €10,000≈ $11,491≈ £8,795HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at deVeres ↗
6. 
   Study towards an image of Federico Garcia Lorca (1977/78)

   Oil · Canvas

   146 x 114cm (57.5 x 44.9in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 21, 2025 · Lot 23
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €75,000–100,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
7. 
   Head Of Blind Woman (Study)

   Oil · Board

   24.1 x 17.2cm

   deVeres · Sep 30, 2025 · Lot 50
   €2,000≈ $2,348≈ £1,747HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at deVeres ↗
8. 
   IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1980

   Oil · Canvas

   31½ x 31½in. (80.01 x 80.01cm)

   Whyte's · Sep 29, 2025 · Lot 61
   €90,000≈ $105,507≈ £78,508HammerSign up free to seeEst. €100,000–150,000View at Whyte's ↗
9. 
   Image of samuel beckett

   Oil · Canvas

   80 x 80cm

   Dreweatts · Jul 10, 2025 · Lot 227
   £40,000≈ $54,292≈ €46,368HammerSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Dreweatts ↗
10. 
    NUDE STUDY, 1964

    Oil · Canvas

    14 x 10½in. (35.56 x 26.67cm)

    Whyte's · May 26, 2025 · Lot 47
    €10,500≈ $11,950≈ £8,811HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
11. 
    Study of Fruit, 1970

    Oil · Canvas

    15 x 18 in

    Heffel Fine Art Auction House · Apr 24, 2025 · Lot 317
    CA$17,500≈ $12,625≈ £9,489≈ €11,098Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$15,000–25,000View at Heffel Fine Art Auction House ↗
12. 
    Recollected Fruit

    Oil · Canvas

    33 x 36.2cm

    deVeres · Nov 26, 2024 · Lot 10
    €9,500≈ $9,996≈ £7,931HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at deVeres ↗
13. 
    Head with Hand Print, 1971

    Oil · Canvas

    100 x 96.60cm (39.4 x 38in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 25, 2024 · Lot 21
    €25,000≈ $26,238≈ £20,866HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
14. 
    Study of Self, 1994

    Oil · Canvas

    92 x 54.80cm (36.2 x 21.6in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 32
    €85,000≈ $91,979≈ £70,840HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
15. 
    NUDE STUDY, 1964

    Oil · Canvas

    14 x 10½in. (35.56 x 26.67cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 30, 2024 · Lot 61
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
16. 
    Head Of A Young Woman (Melanie Le Brocquy)

    Oil · Canvas

    50.8 x 40.6cm

    deVeres · May 28, 2024 · Lot 52
    €10,000≈ $10,882≈ £8,508HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at deVeres ↗
17. 
    Image Of W.B. Yeats

    Oil · Canvas

    70 x 70cm

    deVeres · May 28, 2024 · Lot 10
    €70,000≈ $76,174≈ £59,557HammerSign up free to seeEst. €70,000–100,000View at deVeres ↗
18. 
    IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1982

    Oil · Canvas

    27½ x 27½in. (69.85 x 69.85cm)

    Whyte's · May 27, 2024 · Lot 56
    €100,000≈ $108,430≈ £85,070HammerSign up free to seeEst. €120,000–150,000View at Whyte's ↗
19. 
    LEMON, 1984

    Oil · Canvas

    8¾ x 10½in. (22.23 x 26.67cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 11, 2024 · Lot 79
    €10,000≈ $10,926≈ £8,521HammerSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
20. 
    Head with Open Mouth, 1974

    Oil · Canvas

    50 x 50cm (19.7 x 19.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 22
    €28,000≈ $29,770≈ £24,367HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
21. 
    MAN, 1956

    Oil · Canvas

    14 x 10in. (35.56 x 25.40cm)

    Whyte's · May 29, 2023 · Lot 40
    €12,000≈ $12,858≈ £10,416HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
22. 
    LEMON GROWING, 1993

    Oil · Canvas

    10¾ x 14in. (27.31 x 35.56cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 6, 2023 · Lot 62
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €20,000–30,000View at Whyte's ↗
23. 
    Head Of A Young Woman (Melanie Le Brocquy)

    Oil · Canvas

    50.8 x 40.6cm

    deVeres · Nov 22, 2022 · Lot 39
    €10,000≈ $10,274≈ £8,636HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at deVeres ↗
24. 
    Ancestral Head (1965) (Opus 156)

    Oil · Canvas

    65 x 54cm (25.6 x 21.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022 · Lot 36
    €21,000≈ $22,086≈ £18,007HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
25. 
    Fruit Study

    Oil · Board

    41 x 33cm

    deVeres · Jun 14, 2022 · Lot 54
    €13,000≈ $13,588≈ £11,255HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at deVeres ↗
26. 
    Study of Fruit (1993) (Opus 625)

    Oil · Canvas

    23 x 28cm (9.1 x 11in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 26, 2022 · Lot 10
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–20,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
27. 
    Presence

    Oil · Canvas

    41 x 31cm (16.1 x 12.2in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 26, 2022 · Lot 6
    €30,000≈ $32,022≈ £25,240HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
28. 
    Apple (1968) (Opus 224)

    Oil · Canvas

    36 x 33cm (14.2 x 13in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 30, 2021 · Lot 18
    €19,000≈ $21,590≈ £16,183HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
29. 
    WOUNDED PIGEON, 1984

    Oil · Canvas

    15 x 18in. (38.10 x 45.72cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 29, 2021 · Lot 59
    €38,000≈ $42,849≈ £32,142HammerSign up free to seeEst. €35,000–45,000View at Whyte's ↗
30. 
    No. 24 Woman, 1957

    Oil · Canvas

    54.3 x 38.5 cm (21 3/8 x 15 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · Jul 13, 2021 · Lot 86
    £12,600≈ $17,451≈ €14,734Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
31. 
    Ancestral Head (1965) (Opus 156)

    Oil · Canvas

    65 x 54cm (25.6 x 21.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 28, 2021 · Lot 34
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30,000–50,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
32. 
    Image of William Shakespeare, 1981

    Oil · Canvas

    80 x 80cm (31.5 x 31.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 19, 2021 · Lot 49
    €100,000≈ $120,350≈ £86,353HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
33. 
    Image of August Strindberg, 1980

    Oil · Canvas

    80 x 80cm (31.5 x 31.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 19, 2021 · Lot 37
    €95,000≈ $114,333≈ £82,035HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
34. 
    DOVES, 1993-4

    Oil · Canvas

    15 x 18in. (38.10 x 45.72cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 22, 2021 · Lot 63
    €40,000≈ $47,704≈ £34,493HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Whyte's ↗
35. 
    IMAGE OF FRANCIS BACON II, 1979

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 30in. (76.20 x 76.20cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 22, 2021 · Lot 56
    €115,000≈ $137,149≈ £99,168HammerSign up free to seeEst. €120,000–150,000View at Whyte's ↗
36. 
    Head

    Oil · Canvas

    101.5 x 101.5cm

    deVeres · Dec 8, 2020 · Lot 17
    €38,000≈ $46,033≈ £34,635HammerSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at deVeres ↗
37. 
    WOUNDED PIGEON, 1984

    Oil · Canvas

    15 x 18in. (38.10 x 45.72cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 7, 2020 · Lot 90
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €35,000–45,000View at Whyte's ↗
38. 
    IMAGE OF PICASSO, 1983

    Oil · Canvas

    39 x 39in. (99.06 x 99.06cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 7, 2020 · Lot 87
    €140,000≈ $169,792≈ £127,702HammerSign up free to seeEst. €150,000–200,000View at Whyte's ↗
39. 
    Untitled (Opus 688), 1996

    Oil · Canvas

    116 x 89.30cm (45.7 x 35.2in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 23, 2020 · Lot 49
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €40,000–60,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
40. 
    Orange (1972) (Opus No.321)

    Oil · Canvas

    38 x 46cm (15 x 18.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 27, 2020 · Lot 22
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €25,000–35,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
41. 
    ORANGE, 1972

    Oil · Canvas

    15 x 18in. (38.10 x 45.72cm)

    Whyte's · Oct 19, 2020 · Lot 58
    €23,000≈ $27,106≈ £20,836HammerSign up free to seeEst. €25,000–35,000View at Whyte's ↗
42. 
    LIFE STUDY (in 15 parts)

    Oil · Canvas

    deVeres · Jul 23, 2020 · Lot 27
    €114,000≈ $131,887≈ £103,962HammerSign up free to seeEst. €100,000–150,000View at deVeres ↗
43. 
    Head Of Francis Bacon

    Oil · Canvas

    80 x 80cm

    deVeres · Jul 23, 2020 · Lot 11
    €90,000≈ $104,121≈ £82,076HammerSign up free to seeEst. €90,000–120,000View at deVeres ↗
44. 
    Head with Handprint (1971) (Opus No. 272)

    Oil · Canvas

    101 x 97½cm (39.8 x 38.4in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 20, 2020 · Lot 25
    €42,000≈ $48,082≈ £38,042HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
45. 
    Cranes Surmodeles, 1965

    Oil · Canvas

    41 x 33cm (16.14 x 12.99in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 14, 2020 · Lot 58
    €23,000≈ $25,215≈ £20,068HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
46. 
    Peach, 1968

    Oil · Board

    13 x 16cm (5.1 x 6.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 14, 2020 · Lot 41
    €4,600≈ $5,043≈ £4,014HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
47. 
    ORANGE, 1972

    Oil · Canvas

    15 x 18in. (38.10 x 45.72cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 9, 2020 · Lot 58
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30,000–50,000View at Whyte's ↗
48. 
    TINKER DIVINER, 1945

    Oil · Board

    9 x 7in. (22.86 x 17.78cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 54
    €28,000≈ $30,822≈ £23,943HammerSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
49. 
    IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1980

    Oil · Canvas

    31½ x 31½in. (80.01 x 80.01cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 65
    €210,000≈ $231,651≈ £185,871HammerSign up free to seeEst. €100,000–150,000View at Whyte's ↗
50. 
    FRUIT, 1992 (601)

    Oil · Canvas

    18½ x 22¼in. (46.99 x 56.52cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 64
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €35,000–45,000View at Whyte's ↗

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