Seán McSweeney
British · 1935–2018 · Painter
Seán McSweeney HRHA was an Irish painter and member of the arts organisation Aosdána. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- BOGLAND MOVEMENT (BARNEY, COUNTY SLIGO)Whyte's · €12,000≈ $17,814≈ £8,615Sign up to see
- HOUSE, LUGGLASS, COUNTY WICKLOWWhyte's · €13,000≈ $17,284≈ £9,056Sign up to see
LandscapedeVeres · €14,000≈ $16,272≈ £11,830Sign up to see
Seán McSweeney’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).
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
246
of 297 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 204 | 173 | 85% | $4.2kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $17.8kSign up |
| Oil | 202 | 171 | 85% | $4.3kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $17.8kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $791Sign up | $791Sign up | $791Sign up |
| Works on paper | 45 | 29 | 64% | $1.7kSign up | $924Sign up | $9.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 25 | 14 | 56% | $673Sign up | $567Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1kSign up |
| Other | 47 | 43 | 91% | $3.3kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $11.3kSign 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 | 15 | 13 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 18 | 16 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 19 | 16 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 31 | 28 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 22 | 18 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 10 | $4kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 17 | 14 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 10 | 9 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 11 | 7 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 12 | 11 | $4kSign up |
| 2010 | 11 | 9 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | $4kSign up |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2007 | 13 | 11 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 9 | 6 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2004 | 10 | 8 | $5kSign up |
| 2003 | 8 | 6 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $5.3kSign up |