Louis le Brocquy Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1916–2012

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ArtSell has recorded 192 auction results for Louis le Brocquy works on paper between 2000 and 2026, and 144 of them sold (75%). The median price realised is $10.5kSign up free to see across 144 priced sales; the middle half sold for $6kSign up free to see–$21.5kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $125kSign up free to see for CHILD WITH DOLL, HOMMAGE A JANKEL ADLER at Whyte's in April 2008. The houses with the most results are Whyte's (115), Morgan O'Driscoll (56) and deVeres (15).

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1. 
   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 ↗
2. 
   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 ↗
3. 
   STUDY FOR A FAMILY, 1951

   Drawing · Paper

   8½ x 10½in. (21.59 x 26.67cm)

   Whyte's · Mar 4, 2019 · Lot 49
   €49,000≈ $55,551≈ £42,030HammerSign up free to seeEst. €50,000–70,000View at Whyte's ↗
4. 
   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 ↗
5. 
   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 ↗
6. 
   Flower Seller Christmas Eve, Ann Street, Dublin, 1944

   Drawing · Paper

   18 x 17cm (7.1 x 6.7in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 12, 2018 · Lot 95
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–7,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
7. 
   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 ↗
8. 
   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 ↗
9. 
   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 ↗
10. 
    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 ↗
11. 
    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 ↗
12. 
    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 ↗
13. 
    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 ↗
14. 
    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 ↗
15. 
    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 ↗
16. 
    FLOWER SELLER, ANN STREET, DUBLIN, CHRISTMAS EVE, 1944

    Drawing

    7¼ x 6½in. (18.42 x 16.51cm)

    Whyte's · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
17. 
    CONNEMARA ISLAND, 1944

    Drawing

    5¼ x 6¾in. (13.34 x 17.15cm)

    Whyte's · Oct 2, 2017 · Lot 79
    €2,000≈ $2,349≈ £1,768HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗
18. 
    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 ↗
19. 
    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 ↗
20. 
    Mount Venus, 1946

    Drawing

    11 x 16cm (4 x 6in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 18, 2017 · Lot 45
    €1,400≈ $1,673≈ £1,236HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
21. 
    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 ↗
22. 
    STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF W.B. YEATS, 1975

    Drawing

    8½ x 6¾in. (21.59 x 17.15cm)

    Whyte's · May 29, 2017 · Lot 78
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
23. 
    STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF W.B. YEATS, 1977

    Drawing

    8½ x 7in. (21.59 x 17.78cm)

    Whyte's · May 29, 2017 · Lot 77
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
24. 
    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 ↗
25. 
    Achill, 1946

    Watercolor

    11½ x 20½cm (4 x 8in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 10, 2017 · Lot 26
    €6,000≈ $6,347≈ £5,120HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
26. 
    Study Towards an Image of William Shakespeare Opus W645, 1982

    Watercolor

    61 x 46cm (24 x 18in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 5, 2016 · Lot 53
    €26,000≈ $27,825≈ £21,884HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
27. 
    SEASIDE FAIRGROUND, BRAY HEAD, 1949

    Watercolor · Board

    6½ x 6in. (16.51 x 15.24cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 26, 2016 · Lot 46
    €10,000≈ $11,262≈ £8,709HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
28. 
    STUDY OF AUGUST STRINDBERG, 1980

    Watercolor

    23¼ x 17½in. (59.06 x 44.45cm)

    Whyte's · May 30, 2016 · Lot 69
    €9,500≈ $10,582≈ £7,232HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
29. 
    MOTHER AND CHILD, 1950

    Drawing

    6¼ x 6¼in. (15.88 x 15.88cm)

    Whyte's · May 30, 2016 · Lot 33
    €6,800≈ $7,575≈ £5,176HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
30. 
    Tuam, 1945

    Watercolor

    11½ x 17½cm (4 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 25, 2016 · Lot 93
    €4,700≈ $5,294≈ £3,649HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
31. 
    Studies Towards an Image of W.B.Yeats, 1975

    Drawing

    22 x 17½cm (9 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 7, 2015 · Lot 85
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–15,000View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
32. 
    Being, 1997

    Watercolor · Paper

    49½ x 35cm (19 x 14in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 7, 2015 · Lot 37
    €13,000≈ $14,052≈ £9,330HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
33. 
    DHULOUGH PASS, MAYO, 1993

    Watercolor

    7 x 10in. (17.78 x 25.40cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 28, 2015 · Lot 94
    €4,800≈ $5,362≈ £3,529HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Whyte's ↗
34. 
    COTTAGES, ACHILL ISLAND, 1946

    Watercolor

    3¾ x 7¾in. (9.53 x 19.69cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 28, 2015 · Lot 60
    €5,800≈ $6,479≈ £4,264HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
35. 
    DOOAGH, ACHILL, 1946

    Watercolor

    4½ x 7¾in. (11.43 x 19.69cm)

    Whyte's · Sep 28, 2015 · Lot 59
    €6,000≈ $6,702≈ £4,411HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
36. 
    The Bistro Lemon

    Watercolor

    21 x 16cm (8 x 6in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 20, 2015 · Lot 55
    €7,000≈ $7,506≈ £5,037HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
37. 
    Untitled, c.1930

    Watercolor

    13 x 18½cm (5 x 7in)

    Morgan O'Driscoll · Dec 8, 2014 · Lot 61
    €2,800≈ $3,432≈ £2,197HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
38. 
    BEING, 1998

    Watercolor

    23 by 17in., 57.5 by 42.5cm.

    Whyte's · May 26, 2014 · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €8,000–10,000View at Whyte's ↗
39. 
    THE CURRAGH, 1991

    Watercolor

    7 by 10in., 17.5 by 25cm.

    Whyte's · May 26, 2014 · Lot 116
    €4,800≈ $6,545≈ £3,888HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Whyte's ↗
40. 
    (TONE) STUDY FOR CLASSICAL THEME 3, 1944

    Pastel

    7.5 by 5in., 18.75 by 12.5cm.

    Whyte's · May 26, 2014 · Lot 55
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Whyte's ↗
41. 
    TENNIS COURTS IN MAY, KENILWORTH SQUARE, DUBLIN, 1944

    Watercolor

    8.5 by 5.25in., 21.25 by 13.125cm.

    Whyte's · Nov 25, 2013 · Lot 55
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
42. 
    BEING (W1428), 1998

    Watercolor

    23.5 by 17.5in., 58.75 by 43.75cm.

    Whyte's · Sep 30, 2013 · Lot 79
    €12,500≈ $16,881≈ £10,451HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
43. 
    JAMES JOYCE STUDY 92, 1978

    Watercolor

    15.5 by 13.5in., 38.75 by 33.75cm.

    Whyte's · Sep 30, 2013 · Lot 78
    €10,000≈ $13,505≈ £8,361HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
44. 
    GOAT IN THE SNOW, 1950

    Gouache · Paper

    22 by 16in., 55.88 by 40.64cm.

    Whyte's · Nov 26, 2012 · Lot 36
    €11,500≈ $14,909≈ £9,314HammerSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
45. 
    STUDY OF JAMES JOYCE, 1983

    Watercolor

    23.75 by 17.75in., 60.325 by 45.085cm.

    Whyte's · Nov 26, 2012 · Lot 20
    €17,000≈ $22,039≈ £13,769HammerSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–22,000View at Whyte's ↗
46. 
    BEING, 1998

    Watercolor

    19.75 by 14in., 50.165 by 35.56cm.

    Whyte's · May 21, 2012 · Lot 46
    €17,000≈ $21,675≈ £13,728HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
47. 
    STUDY TOWARDS AN IMAGE OF W.B. YEATS, 1975

    Drawing

    8.75 by 7in., 22.225 by 17.78cm.

    Whyte's · May 21, 2012 · Lot 45
    €5,600≈ $7,140≈ £4,522HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
48. 
    THE CURRAGH, 1991

    Watercolor

    7 by 10.25in., 17.78 by 26.035cm.

    Whyte's · May 21, 2012 · Lot 44
    €7,500≈ $9,563≈ £6,056HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
49. 
    STUDY FOR RECONSTRUCTED HEAD OF S. B. (SAMUEL BECKETT), 1965

    Watercolor

    22 by 15in., 55.88 by 38.1cm.

    Whyte's · May 21, 2012 · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €25,000–35,000View at Whyte's ↗
50. 
    "...AND DISAPPEARED WITH A CURIOUS PERFUME AND MOST MELODIOUS TWANG."

    Gouache

    11 by 17cm., 4.5 by 6.75in.

    Whyte's · Nov 28, 2011 · Lot 39
    €2,000≈ $2,670≈ £1,716HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗

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