Patrick Swift
Irish · 1927–1983 · Painter
Patrick Swift was an Irish painter who worked in Dublin, London and the Algarve, Portugal. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- GIRL WITH BLUE THISTLESWhyte's · €32,000≈ $45,917≈ £25,468Sign up to see
The Olive PickersMorgan O'Driscoll · €27,000≈ $32,495≈ £23,315Sign up to see
- GIRL IN A GARDENWhyte's · €20,000≈ $21,956≈ £14,200Sign up to see
Patrick Swift’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
28
of 32 offered · 2002–2025
Sell-through
88%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | 13 | 93% | $13.6kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $45.9kSign up |
| Oil | 14 | 13 | 93% | $13.6kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $45.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 15 | 13 | 87% | $1.7kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 10 | 8 | 80% | $1.7kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $6.9kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $7.4kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $2kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $32.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $2kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $22kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $21kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $24.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $917Sign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $5.7kSign up |