Michael Mulcahy
Irish · b. 1952 · Painter
Michael Mulcahy is an Irish expressionist painter who lives and works in Paris, but returns frequently to Ireland. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- DO-GONG 21Whyte's · €4,200≈ $5,169≈ £3,564Sign up to see
- ISLANDS 9Whyte's · €4,600≈ $4,658≈ £2,932Sign up to see
- KEYHOLE (SERIES OF 6 PAINTINGS)Whyte's · €3,600≈ $3,645≈ £2,294Sign up to see
Michael Mulcahy’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).
Coming up at auction
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
85
of 127 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
67%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 63 | 43 | 68% | $1.3kSign up | $860Sign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Oil | 52 | 35 | 67% | $1.5kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 2 | 67% | $598Sign up | $598Sign up | $664Sign up |
| Mixed media | 8 | 6 | 75% | $370Sign up | $353Sign up | $677Sign up |
| Works on paper | 50 | 32 | 64% | $1.1kSign up | $937Sign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 8 | 3 | 38% | $597Sign up | $494Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 3 | 60% | $657Sign up | $615Sign up | $765Sign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $778Sign up | $778Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Other | 14 | 10 | 71% | $573Sign up | $437Sign up | $1.6kSign 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 | 4 | 3 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 10 | $441Sign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | $494Sign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | $389Sign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | $554Sign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 | $365Sign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $446Sign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $136Sign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | $825Sign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $412Sign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $537Sign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | $677Sign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $1kSign up |
| 2010 | 11 | 7 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | $863Sign up |
| 2005 | 6 | 4 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |