Patrick Hennessy
Irish · 1915–1980 · Painter
Patrick Anthony Hennessy RHA was an Irish realist painter. He was known for his highly finished still lifes, landscapes and trompe l'oeil paintings. The hallmark of his style… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- THE LEGEND AND THE SEAWhyte's · €32,000≈ $45,917≈ £25,468Sign up to see
- CONNEMARA PONIESWhyte's · €29,000≈ $34,200≈ £19,844Sign up to see
- THE BROKEN JUGWhyte's · €19,000≈ $29,693≈ £14,909Sign up to see
Patrick Hennessy’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 120 auction results for Patrick Hennessy between 2000 and 2026, of which 94 sold (78%). Recorded sale prices range from $1.5kSign up free to see to $45.9kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $45.9kSign up free to see for THE LEGEND AND THE SEA at Whyte's in September 2008. The most common medium is oil paintings (103 lots). Most results come from Whyte's (75), Morgan O'Driscoll (23) and deVeres (20).
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- €7,000≈ $8,144≈ £6,046Sign up free to see
- €4,000≈ $4,654≈ £3,455Sign up free to see
- €6,000≈ $6,980≈ £5,183Sign up free to see
- €6,000≈ $6,986≈ £5,175Sign up free to see
- €3,800≈ $4,397≈ £3,288Sign up free to see
- €5,200≈ $6,009≈ £4,499Sign up free to see
- €15,500≈ $17,904≈ £13,621Sign up free to see
- €2,200≈ $2,528≈ £1,935Sign up free to see
- €4,800≈ $5,256≈ £4,111Sign up free to see
- €5,000≈ $5,452≈ £4,168Sign up free to see
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Patrick Hennessy: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Patrick Hennessy at auction?
$45,917Sign up free to see, for THE LEGEND AND THE SEA at Whyte's (September 2008) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Patrick Hennessy?
The median sale price is $5.6kSign up free to see across 94 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Patrick Hennessy have sold at auction?
94 of 120 recorded lots sold between 2000 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Patrick Hennessy?
Whyte's, Morgan O'Driscoll and deVeres account for the most recorded results. Whyte's · Morgan O'Driscoll · deVeres
About Patrick Hennessy
Patrick Anthony Hennessy RHA was an Irish realist painter. He was known for his highly finished still lifes, landscapes and trompe l'oeil paintings. The hallmark of his style was his carefully observed realism and his highly finished surfaces, the result of a virtuoso painting technique. He was brought up in Arbroath by his mother and step-father, his father having been killed during World War One. He attended Dundee School of Art where he met his lifelong companion, the painter Henry (Harry) Robertson Craig. Two of his paintings were accepted in 1939 at the Royal Scottish Academy for their Annual Exhibition. For the next 29 years he lived in Ireland with extended trips abroad. He was elected a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1949. The Hendriks Gallery in Dublin and the Guildhall Galleries in Chicago were the main outlets for his work. In the late 1960s he moved permanently to Tangier and then, after suffering ill health, to the Algarve. He died in London.
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