Robert Ballagh
Irish · b. 1943 · Painter, Photographer
Robert Ballagh is an Irish artist, painter and designer. Born in suburban Dublin, Ballagh's initial painting style was strongly influenced by pop art. He is also known for his… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- MY STUDIO 1969Whyte's · €96,000≈ $123,437≈ £64,772Sign up to see
- JOHN B. KEANE (1993)Whyte's · €36,000≈ $45,346≈ £32,158Sign up to see
- CHILD WITH AN ANDY WARHOLWhyte's · €26,000≈ $32,305≈ £18,055Sign up to see
Robert Ballagh’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
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 49 | 34 | 69% | $12kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $123kSign up |
| Oil | 24 | 18 | 75% | $14.6kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $123kSign up |
| Acrylic | 11 | 10 | 91% | $12.5kSign up | $10.4kSign up | $31.3kSign up |
| Mixed media | 14 | 6 | 43% | $3.6kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $8.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 17 | 16 | 94% | $4.3kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $24kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 4 | 80% | $2.9kSign up | $2kSign up | $6.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $6.5kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $11kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 6 | 100% | $5.7kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $24kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 156 | 127 | 81% | $877Sign up | $583Sign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 43 | 35 | 81% | $566Sign up | $387Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Screenprint | 61 | 51 | 84% | $1kSign up | $669Sign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 48 | 37 | 77% | $976Sign up | $714Sign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Multiple | 4 | 4 | 100% | $949Sign up | $967Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.2kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Other | 33 | 31 | 94% | $6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $32.3kSign 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 | 11 | 8 | $922Sign up |
| 2025 | 16 | 13 | $492Sign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | $760Sign up |
| 2023 | 20 | 18 | $561Sign up |
| 2022 | 19 | 15 | $570Sign up |
| 2021 | 22 | 21 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 15 | 11 | $744Sign up |
| 2019 | 13 | 12 | $383Sign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 | $459Sign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 13 | $741Sign up |
| 2016 | 21 | 20 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | $714Sign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 16 | 15 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 | $854Sign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $23.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 11 | 7 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | $19.3kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $32.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 9 | 8 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |