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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Record prices
- WOMAN WITH RED HAIRWhyte's · €34,000≈ $37,505≈ £30,093Sign up to see
- SAN MALO FROM ST. SERVANWhyte's · €16,000≈ $18,856≈ £14,495Sign up to see
Feeding 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).
Lots sold
26
of 33 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
79%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | 11 | 79% | $9.9kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Oil | 14 | 11 | 79% | $9.9kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 17 | 13 | 76% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 8 | 6 | 75% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 8 | 6 | 75% | $1.5kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $8.3kSign up | $8.3kSign up | $8.4kSign 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 | 3 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | $3kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $956Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $9.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $18.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $19.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $733Sign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |