What is a Orla Egan painting worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Based on 16 priced auction sales, works by Orla Egan have sold for a median of $398Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $281Sign up free to see and $661Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $402Sign up free to see across 15 sales. In the last five years the median was $285Sign up free to see across 4 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Orla Egan prices by medium
- Auction results
- 20
- Sold rate
- 80%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2026
- Median price
- $398Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $3.1kSign up free to see FESTIVAL PARADE AT THE DIAMOND, DERRY CITY, Whyte's, Nov 2006
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 15 | $285–$741Sign up free to see | $402Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Whyte's (14), deVeres (5), Morgan O'Driscoll (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 10 | $303–$821Sign up free to see | $506Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 6 | $284–$380Sign up free to see | $300Sign up free to see |
Recent Orla Egan sales
- Going To The Carnival, Oil on board — $286Sign up free to see, deVeres, Feb 11, 2026
- BRINGING HOME THE LOBSTER POTS, oil on board — $315Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Dec 11, 2024
- Bringing Home The Catch, Oil on board — $283Sign up free to see, deVeres, Oct 15, 2024
- Fishing Village, Donegal, Oil on board — $218Sign up free to see, deVeres, Oct 15, 2024
- Dublin Women on the Way to the Market, oil on board — $154Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Jan 27, 2020
- Untitled — $268Sign up free to see, deVeres, May 19, 2019
- HAULING UP THE BOATS ON TORY ISLAND, COUNTY DONEGAL, oil on panel — $273Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Dec 9, 2018
- TRAIN STATION, oil on board — $394Sign up free to see, Whyte's, Feb 26, 2018
Questions about Orla Egan prices
What is a Orla Egan painting worth?
Based on 16 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Orla Egan have sold for a median of $398, and half of them sold between $281 and $661. For paintings alone the median is $402 (15 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Orla Egan sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $3,071 for “FESTIVAL PARADE AT THE DIAMOND, DERRY CITY” at Whyte's in November 2006.
How often do Orla Egan works sell at auction?
80% of the 20 lots recorded between 2006 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Orla Egan painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 20 auction results for Orla Egan between 2006 and 2026, and 16 of them sold (80%).
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