Martin Gale
Irish · b. 1949 · Painter
Martin Gale RHA is an English-born Irish painter. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
RescueddeVeres · €19,000≈ $19,992≈ £15,861Sign up to see
UntitleddeVeres · €14,000≈ $18,168≈ £11,874Sign up to see
Early EveningMorgan O'Driscoll · €15,000≈ $17,411≈ £13,017Sign up to see
Martin Gale’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
129
of 152 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
85%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 78 | 66 | 85% | $6.1kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Oil | 77 | 65 | 84% | $6.2kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 43 | 39 | 91% | $1.9kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $7.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 39 | 35 | 90% | $2kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $7.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 4 | 80% | $361Sign up | $378Sign up | $493Sign up |
| Etching | 5 | 4 | 80% | $361Sign up | $378Sign up | $493Sign up |
| Other | 26 | 20 | 77% | $5.8kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $18.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 7 | $760Sign up |
| 2025 | 18 | 16 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 13 | 11 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | $882Sign up |
| 2018 | 11 | 8 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 11 | 10 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | $11.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $7.1kSign up |