Seán Keating
Irish · 1889–1977 · Painter
Seán Keating was an Irish romantic-realist painter who painted some iconic images of the Irish War of Independence and of the early industrialization of Ireland. He spent two… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE 'PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD', 1922-27 (SET OF FIVE)Whyte's · €155,000≈ $210,878≈ £105,820Sign up to see
- MENDING A CURRACH ON A WEST OF IRELAND BEACHWhyte's · €165,000≈ $194,585≈ £112,907Sign up to see
The WindowdeVeres · €110,000≈ $118,723≈ £94,434Sign up to see
Seán Keating’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
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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 | 56 | 40 | 71% | $45.2kSign up | $39.8kSign up | $211kSign up |
| Oil | 56 | 40 | 71% | $45.2kSign up | $39.8kSign up | $211kSign up |
| Works on paper | 184 | 138 | 75% | $6.5kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $74.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 12 | 10 | 83% | $27.8kSign up | $15.1kSign up | $74.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 63 | 48 | 76% | $5.5kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $19.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 105 | 77 | 73% | $4.4kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $28.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 9 | 100% | $775Sign up | $717Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $680Sign up | $557Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $554Sign up | $535Sign up | $717Sign up |
| Multiple | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $822Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Other | 15 | 6 | 40% | $24.7kSign up | $16.9kSign up | $70.4kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 6 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 19 | 14 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 23 | 17 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 20 | 18 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 13 | 9 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 20 | 11 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | $18.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | $6kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 5 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 14 | 8 | $3kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | $19kSign up |
| 2005 | 14 | 11 | $13.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2003 | 13 | 11 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | $4kSign up |
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | $2.4kSign up |