Louis le Brocquy Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1916–2012

Louis le Brocquy paintings have appeared at auction 87 times in ArtSell’s records between 2001 and 2026; 63 sold, a sell-through rate of 72%. 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). A FAMILY holds the top price on file: $925kSign up free to see at Whyte's (April 2007). Most results come from Whyte's (47), Morgan O'Driscoll (24) and deVeres (12).

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1. 
   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 ↗
2. 
   Goldfish (508), 1984

   Oil · Canvas

   27 x 35cm (10.6 x 13.8in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 29, 2019 · Lot 48
   €24,000≈ $26,760≈ £20,722HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
3. 
   HEAD OF A MAN, 1968

   Oil · Canvas

   28¾ x 28¾in. (73.03 x 73.03cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 26, 2018 · Lot 56
   €40,000≈ $45,452≈ £35,377HammerSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Whyte's ↗
4. 
   IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1994

   Oil · Canvas

   46 x 35in. (116.84 x 88.90cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 26, 2018 · Lot 55
   €200,000≈ $227,260≈ £176,884HammerSign up free to seeEst. €150,000–250,000View at Whyte's ↗
5. 
   FIGURE 28 [WOMAN] 1959

   Oil · Canvas

   12 x 10in. (30.48 x 25.40cm)

   Whyte's · Nov 26, 2018 · Lot 54
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €12,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
6. 
   Standing Figure, 1960

   Oil · Board

   25½ x 17¾cm (10 x 7in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 12, 2018 · Lot 72
   €9,500≈ $10,702≈ £8,318HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
7. 
   YOUNG WOMAN, 1961

   Oil · Board

   20 x 12¾in. (50.80 x 32.39cm)

   Whyte's · Oct 1, 2018 · Lot 68
   €23,000≈ $26,694≈ £20,488HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
8. 
   LEMON, 1967

   Oil · Board

   7½ x 9½in. (19.05 x 24.13cm)

   Whyte's · May 28, 2018 · Lot 80
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €12,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
9. 
   Reconstructed Head of a Child, 1968

   Oil · Canvas

   142 x 141cm (55.91 x 55.51in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 30, 2018 · Lot 50
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €80,000–120,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
10. 
    Cranes Surmodeles, 1965

    Oil · Canvas

    41 x 33cm (16.14 x 12.99in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 30, 2018 · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30,000–50,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
11. 
    REACHING. HOMAGE TO JOHN MONTAGUE, 1968

    Oil · Canvas

    33 x 40in. (83.82 x 101.60cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 26, 2018 · Lot 52
    €80,000≈ $98,560≈ £70,254HammerSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Whyte's ↗
12. 
    Head of Melanie Le Brocquy (January, 1945

    Oil · Canvas

    51 x 40½cm (20 x 16in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 4, 2017 · Lot 80
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €20,000–30,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
13. 
    Head in Retrospect (1974) (Opus 360)

    Oil · Canvas

    50 x 50cm (20 x 20in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 4, 2017 · Lot 63
    €45,000≈ $53,393≈ £39,477HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
14. 
    PEONY, 1991

    Oil · Canvas

    10 x 12in. (25.40 x 30.48cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 66
    €47,000≈ $56,174≈ £42,006HammerSign up free to seeEst. €35,000–45,000View at Whyte's ↗
15. 
    Paris, 1948

    Mixed media · Board

    10½ x 12½cm (4 x 5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 19, 2017 · Lot 7
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–6,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
16. 
    Torso

    Oil · Canvas

    30½ x 25½cm (12 x 10in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 10, 2017 · Lot 107
    €24,000≈ $25,387≈ £20,480HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
17. 
    STUDY FOR RIVERRUN: PROCESSION WITH LILIES, 1984

    Oil · Canvas

    14¾ x 18in. (37.47 x 45.72cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 27, 2017 · Lot 72
    €46,000≈ $48,700≈ £39,230HammerSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Whyte's ↗
18. 
    LIFE STUDY [SELF], c.1970

    Oil · Canvas

    35½ x 28in. (90.17 x 71.12cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 27, 2017 · Lot 65
    €34,000≈ $35,996≈ £28,996HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–50,000View at Whyte's ↗
19. 
    ANCESTRAL HEAD, 1965

    Oil · Canvas

    26 x 21½in. (66.04 x 54.61cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 30, 2015 · Lot 75
    €25,000≈ $26,448≈ £17,620HammerSign up free to seeEst. €25,000–35,000View at Whyte's ↗
20. 
    BEING [734], 2000

    Oil · Canvas

    my aim was to reach into their inner being, something merely suggested in the earlier works. From the start these later works appear to have developed a certain granular surface structure covering the entire canvas. This surface suggested particles, whic

    Whyte's · Nov 30, 2015 · Lot 70
    €78,000≈ $82,516≈ £54,974HammerSign up free to seeEst. €80,000–100,000View at Whyte's ↗
21. 
    HEAD (WITH SPECTACLES), 1971

    Oil · Canvas

    18 by 15in., 45 by 37.5cm.

    Whyte's · Sep 29, 2014 · Lot 72
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €25,000–35,000View at Whyte's ↗
22. 
    ANCESTRAL HEAD, 1965

    Oil · Canvas

    26 by 21.5in., 65 by 53.75cm.

    Whyte's · Feb 24, 2014 · Lot 69
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €35,000–45,000View at Whyte's ↗
23. 
    INTERIOR STUDY OF HEAD, 1972

    Oil · Canvas

    16 by 19in., 40.64 by 48.26cm.

    Whyte's · Nov 26, 2012 · Lot 115
    €25,000≈ $32,410≈ £20,249HammerSign up free to seeEst. €25,000–35,000View at Whyte's ↗
24. 
    RECONSTRUCTED HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, 1968

    Oil · Canvas

    102 by 102cm., 40 by 40in.

    Whyte's · Nov 28, 2011 · Lot 43A
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €50,000–70,000View at Whyte's ↗
25. 
    EMERGENT BEING, 1962

    Oil · Canvas

    76 by 64cm., 30 by 25in.

    Whyte's · May 18, 2009 · Lot 44
    €39,000≈ $52,627≈ £34,417HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
26. 
    LEMON GROWING, 1993

    Oil · Canvas

    27 by 36cm., 10.7 by 14in.

    Whyte's · Sep 29, 2008 · Lot 51
    €54,000≈ $77,485≈ £42,978HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
27. 
    STUDY FOR RESURRECTION, 1953

    Oil · Canvas

    41 by 30cm., 16 by 12in.

    Whyte's · Nov 26, 2007 · Lot 54
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Whyte's ↗
28. 
    HEAD OF A CHILD, circa 1973-5

    Oil · Canvas

    41 by 33cm., 16 by 13in.

    Whyte's · Apr 30, 2007 · Lot 53
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Whyte's ↗
29. 
    A FAMILY, 1951

    Oil · Canvas

    30 by 40cm., 11.7 5 by 15.7 5i

    Whyte's · Apr 30, 2007 · Lot 50
    €680,000≈ $925,140≈ £464,241HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
30. 
    IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1994

    Oil · Canvas

    117 by 89cm., 46 by 35in.

    Whyte's · Nov 28, 2006 · Lot 30
    €180,000≈ $236,646≈ £121,725HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
31. 
    ORANGE, 1972

    Oil · Canvas

    38 by 46cm., 15 by 18in.

    Whyte's · Nov 28, 2006 · Lot 18
    €48,000≈ $63,106≈ £32,460HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
32. 
    STUDY FOR THE HUMAN CHILD

    Oil · Board

    20 by 25cm., 8 by 10in.

    Whyte's · Sep 20, 2005 · Lot 11
    €13,000≈ $15,800≈ £8,754HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
33. 
    WOUNDED PIGEON

    Oil · Canvas

    38 by 46cm., 15 by 18in.

    Whyte's · Feb 22, 2005 · Lot 71
    €50,000≈ $65,965≈ £34,566HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
34. 
    RECONSTRUCTED HEAD

    Oil · Canvas

    150 by 150cm., 59 by 59in.

    Whyte's · Apr 27, 2004 · Lot 92
    €130,000≈ $154,531≈ £86,292HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
35. 
    ORANGE

    Oil · Canvas

    36 by 33cm., 14 by 13in.

    Whyte's · Sep 17, 2002 · Lot 82
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Whyte's ↗
36. 
    EVOKED HEAD

    Oil · Canvas

    41 by 33cm., 16 by 13in.

    Whyte's · Jun 12, 2001 · Lot 60
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Whyte's ↗
37. 
    ENTRANCE OF THE DARKWIND (KHYBER PASS DALKEY 1942)

    Oil · Board

    58 by 36cm., 22.7 by 14in.

    Whyte's · Mar 13, 2001 · Lot 65
    €83,800≈ $77,113≈ £53,137HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗

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