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Seamus Heaney Prints: Value & Auction Prices

1939–2013

Seamus Heaney prints have appeared at auction 58 times in ArtSell’s records between 2013 and 2026; 54 sold, a sell-through rate of 93%. The median price realised is $639Sign up free to see across 54 priced sales; the middle half sold for $437Sign up free to see–$895Sign up free to see. Bog Poems (illustrated by Barrie Cooke) holds the top price on file: $8.5kSign up free to see at Morgan O'Driscoll (April 2022). The houses with the most results are Morgan O'Driscoll (54) and Whyte's (4).

€8,000≈ $8,539≈ £6,731Sign uprecord priceBog Poems (illustrated by Barrie Cooke)Morgan O'Driscoll58auction results2013–2026years recorded93%sold$639Sign up free to seemedian price

Seamus Heaney prints: key figures

Auction results
58
Sold rate
93%
Active at auction
2013–2026
Median price
$639Sign up free to see
Record price
$8.5kSign up free to see Bog Poems (illustrated by Barrie Cooke), Morgan O'Driscoll, Apr 2022

Top auction houses: Morgan O'Driscoll (54), Whyte's (4)

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  1. The Testament of Cresseid by Seamus Heaney, first edition book with six large tipped-in colour illustrations by Hughie O Donoghue - designed and printed on Arches v, sold May 2021
    The Testament of Cresseid
    Print (other) · Paper
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 119
    €800≈ $977≈ £691HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  2. Sweeney Astray by Seamus Heaney, first edition book - numbered 241 from a limited edition of 350 - published by Farrar Straus Giroux, New York in 1983, sold May 2021
    Sweeney Astray
    Multiple · ed. edition of 350
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 118
    €850≈ $1,038≈ £734HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  3. Sweeney Astray by Seamus Heaney, 1st edition book with illustrations by Barrie Cook- edition 311 from a limited edition of 350 - published by Farrar Stra, sold Jan 2021
    Sweeney Astray
    Multiple · ed. edition of 350
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 97
    €1,000≈ $1,215≈ £888HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  4. Hailstones by Seamus Heaney, 1st edition book - from a limited edition of 250 - published by Gallery Books, Dublin, sold Jan 2021
    Hailstones
    Multiple · ed. edition of 250
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 96
    €1,000≈ $1,215≈ £888HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  5. The Spirit Level by Seamus Heaney, first edition - numbered 30 from an edition of 350 - printed and published by Faber & Faber, London 1996, sold Nov 2020
    The Spirit Level
    Print (other) · ed. edition of 350
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 200
    €750≈ $899≈ £674HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  6. Mise Raifteri ( I Am Raftery) by Seamus Heaney, broadside - edition of 300, sold Nov 2020
    Mise Raifteri ( I Am Raftery)
    Multiple · ed. edition of 300
    28 x 33½cm (11 x 13.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 198
    €850≈ $1,018≈ £764HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  7. Sweeney Astray by Seamus Heaney, signed first edition of 350 bound copies, the casebound issue, AC (artist's copy), Farrar Straus Giroux, 1984. Full gree, sold Sep 2020
    Sweeney Astray
    Multiple · Board · ed. edition of 350
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 106
    €850≈ $1,009≈ £784HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  8. SQUARINGS, Twelve Poems by Seamus Heaney with four lithographs by Felim Egan [1991]
    Multiple · ed. edition of 100
    13 by 12.75in., 32.5 by 31.875cm.
    Whyte's · · Lot 87
    €2,300≈ $3,108≈ £1,920HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗

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