Patrick Hennessy: career timeline

Irish · 1915–1980 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 35 of 120 lots (29% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Patrick Hennessy: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1930s	5	5	$4.3kSign up	Pastel
1940s	8	8	$3kSign up	Oil
1950s	3	3	$9.5kSign up	Oil
1960s	9	7	$5.2kSign up	Oil
1970s	9	8	$10.6kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1930s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $4.3kSign up
Average: $4.6kSign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 14 in (47 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Pastel (3), Oil (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (5)

1936 PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST$3.1kSign up
c. 1938 Bound Figure$5kSign up
c. 1938 SELF PORTRAIT$3.9kSign up
1939 PORTRAIT OF BERTHOLD HEMPEL (SON OF THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR) 1939$4.3kSign up
1939 PORTRAIT OF LIV HEMPEL (DAUGHTER OF THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR) 1939$6.7kSign up

1940s 8 works

Sold: 8 of 8
Median: $3kSign up
Average: $3.9kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 12.5 in (46 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Oil (5), Watercolor (2), Pastel (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1)

1940 PORTRAIT OF EVA HEMPEL (WIFE OF THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR)$7kSign up
1940 Room with a View$1.9kSign up
1940 BOTTLE by A WINDOW$1.8kSign up
c. 1940 THE WINDOW, c.1940s$3.9kSign up
1940 PORTRAIT OF MRS VERDON OF CORK$1.8kSign up
1941 KINSALE$4.6kSign up
1942 FIGURES ON A STAIRCASE, YORK STREET, DUBLIN$8.3kSign up
1942 VIEW OF A COUNTRY HOUSE WITH TERRACE GARDEN AND STEPS$2.1kSign up

1950s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $9.5kSign up
Average: $20.2kSign up
Typical size: 36 × 50 in (92 × 127 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2), Other (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Sea & coast (1), Butterflies (1)

1955 Landscape With Moor And St. John The Baptist$9.5kSign up
c. 1956 THE LEGEND AND THE SEA$45.9kSign up
1957 Still Life with Butterfly and Roses$5.3kSign up

1960s 9 works

Sold: 7 of 9
Median: $5.2kSign up
Average: $10.1kSign up
Typical size: 16 × 22 in (41 × 56 cm)
Mediums: Oil (9)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (4), Sea & coast (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1970s 9 works

Sold: 8 of 9
Median: $10.6kSign up
Average: $11.2kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 34.5 in (61 × 87 cm)
Mediums: Oil (8), Other (1)
Subjects: Beach scenes (2), Sea & coast (2), Rivers & marshes (1)

1973 LAKE AND ROSES$15.8kSign up
c. 1974 CAVALCADE c.1974$23.5kSign up
1976 EBB TIDEUnsold
1976 Atlas Beach$13.5kSign up · sold 2×
1977 STRAND$11.6kSign up
1978 KASSIM BY THE SEA$4.7kSign up
c. 1978 BUTTERFLY BOY$9.7kSign up
1979 M'HAMED BY THE SEA$4.3kSign up
1979 BOY AND DOG$6.7kSign up

Creation date not recorded

83 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 24 works

Sold: 13 of 24
Median: $11.8kSign up
Average: $12.6kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 25 in (61 × 64 cm)
Mediums: Oil (23), Other (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (4), Figures & portraits (1), Beach scenes (1)

sold 2000 STUDY OF ROSESUnsold
sold 2001 IN THE HAMMAMUnsold
sold 2001 PORTRAIT OF JOYCE$6.5kSign up
sold 2001 MADAME LAPERIERE & JOSEPHINE BRUCE$4.2kSign up
sold 2002 PONY ON THE STRANDUnsold
sold 2002 CARAPACEUnsold

Show 6 more (2000s)

sold 2002 CANAL, DUBLINUnsold
sold 2003 EBB TIDEUnsold
sold 2004 JOYCEUnsold
sold 2004 SUMMER BOUQUET AND CONCH SHELL$8.1kSign up
sold 2004 CONNEMARA PONIESUnsold
sold 2004 FAREWELL TO IRELAND$25.7kSign up

…and 12 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 22 works

Sold: 17 of 22
Median: $5.2kSign up
Average: $6.4kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 23.5 in (61 × 60 cm)
Mediums: Oil (16), Other (6)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (4), Landscapes (2), Butterflies (1)

sold 2012 WINDY BROW, LISBURN$2.5kSign up
sold 2012 EBB TIDE$5.9kSign up
sold 2012 THE FLEDGLING$5.8kSign up
sold 2013 Rose and ButterflyUnsold
sold 2014 PIETA$2.7kSign up
sold 2014 Studio Table$5.2kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2015 The Quarry$5.4kSign up
sold 2015 Untitled$3.4kSign up
sold 2016 STILL LIFE WITH BOTTLES$1.8kSign up
sold 2016 CONNEMARA LANDSCAPE$4.7kSign up
sold 2016 The Yellow Roses$6.7kSign up
sold 2016 Untitled$3.6kSign up

…and 10 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 37 works

Sold: 31 of 37
Median: $5.5kSign up
Average: $7kSign up
Typical size: 16 × 24.5 in (41 × 62 cm)
Mediums: Oil (35), Other (2)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (6), Birds (2), Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2020 Distant View of Tangier$5.5kSign up
sold 2020 The Evening Tide$20.3kSign up
sold 2021 STILL LIFE WITH ROSE$2.7kSign up
sold 2021 The Spanish ChristUnsold
sold 2021 Still Life With Conch Shell$5.5kSign up
sold 2021 Bird Oracle$17.2kSign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2021 MOUNTAIN TREK$6.3kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2021 RUINED HOUSE WITHIN A RURAL LANDSCAPE$2.4kSign up
sold 2021 Abandoned Fort$5.1kSign up
sold 2021 Studio Table$6.7kSign up
sold 2022 The Spanish ChristUnsold
sold 2022 Pink Lilies$4.4kSign up

…and 25 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Patrick Hennessy auction results →