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Rowan Gillespie

Irish · b. 1953 · Sculptor

Rowan Fergus Meredith Gillespie is an Irish bronze casting sculptor of international renown. Born in Dublin to Irish parents, Gillespie spent his formative years in Cyprus. (Wikipedia)

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75lots offered2005–2026years recorded84%sold (62)$8.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Rowan Gillespie, Solon's Law, 1996, BronzeSolon's LawdeVeres · €40,000≈ $43,172≈ £34,340Sign up to see
  2. LADDER OF LIFEWhyte's · €30,000≈ $34,089≈ £26,533Sign up to see
  3. IMAGINE [THE FRAILEST REED]Whyte's · €26,000≈ $30,280≈ £22,823Sign up to see

Rowan Gillespie’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 74 auction results for Rowan Gillespie between 2005 and 2026, of which 62 sold (84%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $2kSign up free to see to $43.2kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $43.2kSign up free to see for Solon's Law at deVeres in June 2023. The most common medium is sculpture (57 lots). Most results come from Whyte's (38), deVeres (21) and Morgan O'Driscoll (13).

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  1. Rowan Gillespie, Two, Bronze
    Two
    Sculpture · ed. 2/9
    deVeres · · Lot 20
    €10,000≈ $11,634≈ £8,638HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at deVeres ↗
  2. Rowan Gillespie, Falling Couple, 1983, bronze - number 6 from an edition of 9
    Falling Couple, 1983
    Sculpture · ed. 6/9
    24 x 9 x 8cm (9.4 x 3.5 x 3.1in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 82
    €3,000≈ $3,530≈ £2,611HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  3. REACHING FEMALE FIGURE, c.1978
    alloy; (unique)
    50 x 5 x 5in. (127 x 12.70 x 12.70cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 78
    €8,000≈ $9,244≈ £6,922HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
  4. SCHIZOPHRENIA, 1992
    Sculpture · ed. edition of 9
    4¼ x 6½ x 4½in. (10.80 x 16.51 x 11.43cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 79
    €3,800≈ $4,391≈ £3,288HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–5,000View at Whyte's ↗
  5. Rowan Gillespie, Falling Figure, bronze
    Falling Figure
    Sculpture
    21 x 16 x 9cm (8.3 x 6.3 x 3.5in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 121
    €3,400≈ $4,007≈ £2,970HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  6. IMAGINE [THE FRAILEST REED], 2006
    Sculpture · ed. edition of 9
    24¾ x 10½ x 6¾in. (62.87 x 26.67 x 17.15cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 93
    €26,000≈ $30,280≈ £22,823HammerSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Whyte's ↗
  7. Rowan Gillespie, Fragment of a Dream, 1979, aluminium on rotating marble base - number 4 from an edition of 8 with original perspex grid case
    Fragment of a Dream, 1979
    Sculpture · ed. 4/9
    45 x 20 x 20cm (17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 107
    €4,600≈ $5,310≈ £4,050HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  8. Rowan Gillespie, Click, Bronze
    Click
    Sculpture
    deVeres · · Lot 124
    €14,000≈ $15,898≈ £11,733HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at deVeres ↗
  9. EGG, 1979
    Sculpture
    33½ x 13 x 8½in. (85.09 x 33.02 x 21.59cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 77
    €10,000≈ $10,465≈ £8,253HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Whyte's ↗
  10. FAMINE FIGURES, 1997
    Sculpture · ed. edition of 9
    9 x 6¼ x 3½in. (22.86 x 15.88 x 8.89cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 78
    €5,000≈ $5,233≈ £4,127HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Whyte's ↗
Also offered, result not published (1)

Lots by Rowan Gillespie that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Rowan Gillespie sculpture (57)

Rowan Gillespie: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Rowan Gillespie at auction?

$43,172Sign up free to see, for Solon's Law at deVeres (June 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Rowan Gillespie?

The median sale price is $8.8kSign up free to see across 62 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Rowan Gillespie have sold at auction?

62 of 74 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.

Which auction houses sell Rowan Gillespie?

Whyte's, deVeres and Morgan O'Driscoll account for the most recorded results. Whyte's · deVeres · Morgan O'Driscoll

Rowan Gillespie signature

57 catalogued lots by Rowan Gillespie record a signature line. The most common placement is on the base (80% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • on the base8
  • on the reverse2

Form

  • signed33
  • signed and dated24
  • Signed, dated and numbered on lower back — CAPTIVE MAN OF 83, Whyte's, Mar 11, 2024
  • Signed, dated and numbered on lower back — CAPTIVE MAN OF 83, Whyte's, Oct 2, 2023
  • Signed, dated and number on reverse at base — UNTITLED, Whyte's, May 27, 2019

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About Rowan Gillespie

Rowan Fergus Meredith Gillespie is an Irish bronze casting sculptor of international renown. Born in Dublin to Irish parents, Gillespie spent his formative years in Cyprus.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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