Louis le Brocquy Watercolors: Value & Auction Prices

1916–2012

ArtSell has recorded 151 auction results for Louis le Brocquy watercolors between 2000 and 2026, and 113 of them sold (75%). Half of the priced sales fell between $6.5kSign up free to see and $21.7kSign up free to see, with a median of $13.7kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is CHILD WITH DOLL, HOMMAGE A JANKEL ADLER, sold at Whyte's in April 2008 for $125kSign up free to see. Most results come from Whyte's (89), Morgan O'Driscoll (45) and deVeres (12).

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1. 
   Riverrun, Procession with Lilies (W.1256), 1992

   Watercolor · Paper

   49 x 64cm (19.3 x 25.2in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 26, 2021 · Lot 20
   €20,000≈ $23,236≈ £16,835HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
2. 
   SUMMER TREE, WILTSHIRE, 1949

   Watercolor

   7½ x 8in. (19.05 x 20.32cm)

   Whyte's · Sep 27, 2021 · Lot 39
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
3. 
   STUDY, BEARA, COUNTY CORK, 1987

   Watercolor

   6¼ x 9in. (15.88 x 22.86cm)

   Whyte's · Sep 27, 2021 · Lot 38
   €4,000≈ $4,679≈ £3,417HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
4. 
   CATTY GALLAGHER [A HILL IN COUNTY WICKLOW], 1947

   Watercolor · Paper

   5 x 7in. (12.70 x 17.78cm)

   Whyte's · Sep 27, 2021 · Lot 37
   €5,400≈ $6,317≈ £4,613HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
5. 
   Head (1969) (Opus W96)

   Watercolor

   17½ x 17½cm (6.9 x 6.9in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 3, 2021 · Lot 70
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–5,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
6. 
   Study Towards an Image of Francis Bacon (1979) (Opus: W.473)

   Watercolor · Paper

   61 x 46cm (24 x 18.1in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 28, 2021 · Lot 27
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €15,000–20,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
7. 
   Study Of James Joyce

   Watercolor

   61 x 46cm

   deVeres · Jun 22, 2021 · Lot 36
   €18,000≈ $21,409≈ £15,401HammerSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–22,000View at deVeres ↗
8. 
   VIEW FROM THE DUBLIN MOUNTAINS, 1988

   Watercolor

   7 x 10in. (17.78 x 25.40cm)

   Whyte's · May 31, 2021 · Lot 76
   €6,200≈ $7,565≈ £5,333HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Whyte's ↗
9. 
   Study Towards an Image of Samuel Beckett (1979) (Opus W490)

   Watercolor · Paper

   59 x 44cm (23.2 x 17.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 19, 2021 · Lot 51
   €19,000≈ $22,867≈ £16,407HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
10. 
    Red Roses for Me, 1946

    Watercolor · Paper

    23 x 28½cm (9.1 x 11.2in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 19, 2021 · Lot 21
    €15,000≈ $18,053≈ £12,953HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
11. 
    IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1992

    Watercolor · Paper

    17¼ x 13in. (43.82 x 33.02cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 22, 2021 · Lot 60
    €22,000≈ $26,237≈ £18,971HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
12. 
    AN EMPTY HEARSE PASSES IN THE EVENING, 1943

    Watercolor

    5 x 7in. (12.70 x 17.78cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 22, 2021 · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
13. 
    Liffey at the Customs House (1992) (W1146)

    Watercolor

    25½ x 35.60cm (10 x 14in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2021 · Lot 12
    €6,600≈ $7,832≈ £5,658HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
14. 
    Woman Washing

    Watercolor

    26 x 18cm

    deVeres · Dec 8, 2020 · Lot 33
    €3,800≈ $4,603≈ £3,463HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–5,000View at deVeres ↗
15. 
    Image Of Federico Garcia Lorca

    Watercolor

    24 x 20cm

    deVeres · Dec 8, 2020 · Lot 16
    €10,500≈ $12,720≈ £9,570HammerSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–10,000View at deVeres ↗
16. 
    IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1980

    Watercolor

    23½ x 17½in. (59.69 x 44.45cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 7, 2020 · Lot 92
    €23,500≈ $28,501≈ £21,436HammerSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–22,000View at Whyte's ↗
17. 
    STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF JAMES JOYCE, 1983/84

    Watercolor

    23 x 17in. (58.42 x 43.18cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 7, 2020 · Lot 91
    €17,000≈ $20,618≈ £15,507HammerSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–18,000View at Whyte's ↗
18. 
    Study Towards an Image of Shakespeare (1982) (Opus W598)

    Watercolor

    61 x 46cm (24 x 18.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 27, 2020 · Lot 49
    €19,000≈ $22,481≈ £17,236HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
19. 
    Being (1998) (W1430)

    Watercolor

    60 x 45.20cm (23.6 x 17.8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 20, 2020 · Lot 62
    €14,000≈ $16,027≈ £12,681HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
20. 
    Study Towards an Image of W.B.Yeats (1982) (W658)

    Watercolor

    61 x 46cm (24 x 18.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 20, 2020 · Lot 38
    €21,000≈ $24,041≈ £19,021HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
21. 
    TWO STUDIES TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF JAMES JOYCE, 1982 (DIPTYCH)

    Watercolor

    17¼ x 14¼in. (43.82 x 36.20cm)

    Whyte's · Jul 6, 2020 · Lot 68
    €24,000≈ $27,180≈ £21,721HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Whyte's ↗
22. 
    CASHEL, 1987

    Watercolor

    6¾ x 9¾in. (17.15 x 24.77cm)

    Whyte's · Jul 6, 2020 · Lot 66
    €4,000≈ $4,530≈ £3,620HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
23. 
    St Stephen's Green, Dublin (W1277)

    Watercolor

    18 x 25½cm (7.1 x 10in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 8, 2020 · Lot 7
    €6,500≈ $7,335≈ £5,796HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
24. 
    Liffey At The Customs House

    Watercolor

    25 x 35.5cm

    deVeres · May 12, 2020 · Lot 4
    €4,600≈ $4,995≈ £4,037HammerSign up free to seeView at deVeres ↗
25. 
    William Butler Yeats (1989) (W929 and W930)

    Watercolor

    51 x 35.60cm (20.1 x 14in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 14, 2020 · Lot 52
    €18,000≈ $19,733≈ £15,705HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
26. 
    IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1992

    Watercolor · Paper

    15¼ x 12½in. (38.74 x 31¾cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 9, 2020 · Lot 50
    €19,000≈ $21,766≈ £16,603HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
27. 
    STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF JAMES JOYCE, 1983/84 (W664A)

    Watercolor

    23 x 17in. (58.42 x 43.18cm)

    Whyte's · Dec 2, 2019 · Lot 75
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €18,000–22,000View at Whyte's ↗
28. 
    THEATRE STUDY FOR RED ROSES FOR ME, 1946

    Watercolor

    5½ x 9in. (13.97 x 22.86cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 56
    €8,250≈ $9,082≈ £7,055HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
29. 
    A YOUNG TINKER WOMAN, 1945

    Watercolor

    12 x 7in. (30.48 x 17.78cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 55
    €18,000≈ $19,814≈ £15,392HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
30. 
    Study Towards an Image of W.B.Yeats (1982) (W658)

    Watercolor

    61 x 46cm (24 x 18.1in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 21, 2019 · Lot 71
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €20,000–30,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
31. 
    James Joyce, Study 31 (W274)(1977)

    Watercolor · Paper

    23 x 19cm (9.1 x 7.5in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 21, 2019 · Lot 52
    €7,500≈ $8,380≈ £6,445HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
32. 
    Study Towards an Image of William Shakespeare (1982) (Opus W629)

    Watercolor

    60 x 45cm (23.6 x 17.7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 29, 2019 · Lot 58
    €9,000≈ $10,035≈ £7,771HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
33. 
    STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF JAMES JOYCE, 1977

    Watercolor

    9 x 7½in. (22.86 x 19.05cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 4, 2019 · Lot 80
    €4,800≈ $5,442≈ £4,117HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
34. 
    IMAGE OF W.B. YEATS, 1991

    Watercolor

    24¼ x 18¼in. (61.60 x 46.36cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 4, 2019 · Lot 77
    €18,000≈ $20,407≈ £15,440HammerSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–22,000View at Whyte's ↗
35. 
    IMAGE OF FRANCIS BACON (16), 1979

    Watercolor

    24 x 18in. (60.96 x 45.72cm)

    Whyte's · Mar 4, 2019 · Lot 74
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €20,000–30,000View at Whyte's ↗
36. 
    IMAGE OF JAMES JOYCE, 1990

    Watercolor

    24 x 18½in. (60.96 x 46.99cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 26, 2018 · Lot 60
    €19,000≈ $21,590≈ £16,804HammerSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–22,000View at Whyte's ↗
37. 
    BEARA, 1988

    Watercolor

    7 x 10¼in. (17.78 x 26.04cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 26, 2018 · Lot 59
    €5,800≈ $6,591≈ £5,130HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
38. 
    Image of Samuel Beckett, 1992

    Watercolor

    64 x 49cm (25.2 x 19.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 12, 2018 · Lot 57
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €17,500–25,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
39. 
    Image of James Joyce, 1992

    Watercolor

    64 x 49cm (25.2 x 19.3in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 12, 2018 · Lot 56
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €17,500–25,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
40. 
    YOUNG LIFFEY, 1990

    Watercolor

    10 x 14in. (25.40 x 35.56cm)

    Whyte's · Oct 1, 2018 · Lot 71
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
41. 
    PORTRAIT OF JAMES JOYCE, 1982

    Watercolor

    24 x 18in. (60.96 x 45.72cm)

    Whyte's · May 28, 2018 · Lot 77
    €19,000≈ $22,124≈ £16,618HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
42. 
    Heytesbury Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin, 1942

    Watercolor · Paper

    14 x 18cm (5.51 x 7.09in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 30, 2018 · Lot 80
    €4,000≈ $4,832≈ £3,518HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
43. 
    Tinker Children in Spring, 1946

    Watercolor · Paper

    30½ x 23½cm (12.01 x 9¼in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 30, 2018 · Lot 72
    €28,000≈ $33,821≈ £24,629HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
44. 
    IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT, 1994

    Watercolor

    24½ x 18½in. (62.23 x 46.99cm)

    Whyte's · Feb 26, 2018 · Lot 76
    €27,000≈ $33,264≈ £23,711HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
45. 
    Beara (Opus No. W795), 1988

    Watercolor

    18 x 26cm (7 x 10in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 4, 2017 · Lot 100
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–7,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
46. 
    Study of William Butler Yeats (1975) (W165)

    Watercolor

    22 x 18cm (9 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 4, 2017 · Lot 96
    €17,000≈ $20,171≈ £14,913HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
47. 
    NEAR BLESSINGTON, COUNTY WICKLOW, 1990

    Watercolor

    9¾ x 13¾in. (24.77 x 34.93cm)

    Whyte's · Oct 2, 2017 · Lot 77
    €6,000≈ $7,046≈ £5,305HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
48. 
    CHILD IN A FOREST, 1953

    Watercolor

    4 x 3in. (10.16 x 7.62cm)

    Whyte's · Oct 2, 2017 · Lot 51
    €3,400≈ $3,993≈ £3,006HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–4,500View at Whyte's ↗
49. 
    Tuam, 1945

    Watercolor

    12½ x 19cm (5 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 18, 2017 · Lot 12
    €5,000≈ $5,974≈ £4,413HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
50. 
    Tuam, Co Galway, 1945

    Watercolor

    12½ x 19½cm (5 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 10, 2017 · Lot 27
    €5,000≈ $5,289≈ £4,267HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗

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