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May Guinness

May Guinness

Irish · 1863–1955 · Painter

May Guinness was an Irish painter, noted as "the first practising artist to introduce a modernist sensibility into Irish art". (Wikipedia)

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33auction results2000–2026years recorded79%sold (26)$2.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. WOMAN WITH RED HAIRWhyte's · €34,000≈ $37,505≈ £30,093Sign up to see
  2. SAN MALO FROM ST. SERVANWhyte's · €16,000≈ $18,856≈ £14,495Sign up to see
  3. May Guinness, Feeding Time, Oil and gouache on canvasFeeding TimedeVeres · €12,000≈ $12,542≈ £10,390Sign up to see

May Guinness’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).

ArtSell has recorded 33 auction results for May Guinness between 2000 and 2026, of which 26 sold (79%). Recorded sale prices range from $411Sign up free to see to $37.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $37.5kSign up free to see for WOMAN WITH RED HAIR at Whyte's in September 2019. The most common medium is oil paintings (14 lots). Most results come from Whyte's (18), Morgan O'Driscoll (12) and deVeres (3).

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  1. May Guinness, Summertime, watercolour on paper
    Summertime
    Watercolor · Paper
    24.30 x 21cm (9.6 x 8.3in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 139
    €360≈ $411≈ £306HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  2. May Guinness, The Entertainer, oil on canvas laid on board
    The Entertainer
    Oil · Canvas
    44 x 24½cm (17.3 x 9.6in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 23
    €1,200≈ $1,398≈ £1,038HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  3. May Guinness, Red Rooftops, oil on canvas
    Red Rooftops
    Oil · Canvas
    37 x 46cm (14.6 x 18.1in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 71
    €2,300≈ $2,679≈ £1,989HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  4. May Guinness, Canal, Venice, watercolour on paper
    Canal, Venice
    Watercolor · Paper
    36 x 26½cm (14.2 x 10.4in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 32
    €1,200≈ $1,393≈ £1,041HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  5. May Guinness, Portrait of A Woman, pastel on paper
    Portrait of A Woman
    Pastel · Paper
    26 x 20cm (10.2 x 7.9in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 17
    €850≈ $939≈ £717HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  6. May Guinness, Cubist Female Study, oil on canvas laid on board
    Cubist Female Study
    Oil · Canvas
    25½ x 34cm (10 x 13.4in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 26
    €5,200≈ $5,648≈ £4,448HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  7. May Guinness, Reading in the Garden, oil on canvas board
    Reading in the Garden
    Oil · Canvas
    34½ x 47cm (13.6 x 18.5in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 9
    €2,800≈ $3,039≈ £2,394HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  8. May Guinness, Model in the Studio, oil on paper
    Model in the Studio
    Oil · Paper
    40 x 56cm (15.7 x 22in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 46
    €3,200≈ $3,432≈ £2,741HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  9. May Guinness, Summer Garden, pastel on paper
    Summer Garden
    Pastel · Paper
    29.60 x 21.60cm (11.7 x 8.5in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 32
    €950≈ $1,047≈ £815HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  10. May Guinness, Portrait of a Lady, pastel on paper
    Portrait of a Lady
    Pastel · Paper
    24.20 x 17.30cm (9.5 x 6.8in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 107
    €800≈ $866≈ £695HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗

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May Guinness: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by May Guinness at auction?

$37,505Sign up free to see, for WOMAN WITH RED HAIR at Whyte's (September 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for May Guinness?

The median sale price is $2.4kSign up free to see across 26 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by May Guinness have sold at auction?

26 of 33 recorded lots sold between 2000 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell May Guinness?

Whyte's, Morgan O'Driscoll and deVeres account for the most recorded results. Whyte's · Morgan O'Driscoll · deVeres

About May Guinness

May Guinness was an Irish painter, noted as "the first practising artist to introduce a modernist sensibility into Irish art".

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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