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Seán McSweeney

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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297auction results2000–2026years recorded83%sold (246)$3.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. BOGLAND MOVEMENT (BARNEY, COUNTY SLIGO)Whyte's · €12,000≈ $17,814≈ £8,615Sign up to see
  2. HOUSE, LUGGLASS, COUNTY WICKLOWWhyte's · €13,000≈ $17,284≈ £9,056Sign up to see
  3. Seán McSweeney, Landscape, Oil on canvasLandscapedeVeres · €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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Average price
$3.8kSign up free to see
median $3.1kfree account
High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
246
of 297 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k200320062009201220152018202120242000-03-08 · $5,3312001-11-19 · $1,1722002-09-17 · $3,2812002-09-17 · $2,1232002-11-19 · $4,4552002-11-19 · $1,9242002-11-19 · $2,2282003-02-18 · $6,6432003-02-18 · $9,2142003-04-29 · $5,6972003-09-16 · $4,4942003-09-16 · $3,1462003-11-18 · $4,4762004-02-17 · $4,6292004-02-17 · $5,4002004-04-27 · $2,8532004-09-21 · $5,8922004-11-30 · $3,1912004-11-30 · $3,9892004-11-30 · $17,2842004-11-30 · $7,4452005-02-22 · $1,9792005-02-22 · $6,8602005-11-29 · $15,3312005-11-29 · $4,2452005-11-29 · $8,2552005-11-29 · $2,5942006-04-25 · $6,7102006-04-25 · $3,7282006-04-25 · $2,4852006-09-19 · $5,8212006-09-19 · $6,3272006-11-28 · $9,7292006-11-28 · $6,0482006-11-28 · $5,5222007-02-19 · $5,2532007-04-30 · $14,9662007-04-30 · $6,8032007-04-30 · $9,5242007-05-26 · $3,0912007-05-26 · $5,3762007-05-26 · $3,8982007-09-17 · $5,5512007-11-26 · $17,8142007-11-26 · $8,6102007-11-26 · $8,9072009-05-18 · $4,0482010-03-15 · $1,5762010-05-31 · $1,7232010-05-31 · $6,6462010-05-31 · $8,8612010-05-31 · $3,9382010-05-31 · $1,4772010-05-31 · $3,0772010-10-04 · $2,0562010-10-04 · $1,9192011-05-17 · $6,5192011-05-30 · $1,0702011-05-30 · $6,2802011-05-30 · $4,1392011-05-30 · $9282011-10-10 · $3,9422011-11-28 · $4,5382011-11-28 · $2,8032011-11-29 · $5,3342011-11-29 · $2,5342011-11-29 · $4,0012012-03-12 · $2,2302012-05-21 · $7,9052012-05-22 · $5,1072012-05-22 · $2,2982012-10-01 · $1,9322012-11-26 · $5,7042012-11-27 · $3,6292013-05-14 · $7,1372013-05-14 · $7,7862013-05-14 · $9732013-05-27 · $1,2292013-11-25 · $8,3792014-02-24 · $2,3352014-03-25 · $6,3432014-05-26 · $3,8182014-05-26 · $3,1362014-05-26 · $2,4542014-05-26 · $1,6362014-06-10 · $3,1162014-11-24 · $3,2272014-11-24 · $1,8622015-02-23 · $4,0672015-02-23 · $1,2992015-02-23 · $1,9212015-03-24 · $3,0662015-03-24 · $2,0812015-03-24 · $1,4242015-03-24 · $9862015-03-24 · $1,2052015-03-24 · $7672015-09-28 · $1,8992015-09-28 · $1,3962015-09-28 · $8382015-11-30 · $1,5872015-11-30 · $1,4812016-02-29 · $1,7422016-03-07 · $3,2862016-05-25 · $4,4582016-05-25 · $7,4682016-05-25 · $3,5672016-05-25 · $1,3382016-05-25 · $1,3382016-07-25 · $9332016-11-28 · $2,5412017-04-04 · $2,1302017-04-04 · $2,2372017-04-04 · $9052017-04-04 · $7672017-04-04 · $3,7282017-04-04 · $1,7042017-09-20 · $2,1612017-09-20 · $1,6812017-10-02 · $6,1072017-10-23 · $2472017-11-21 · $1,1722018-02-26 · $3,2032018-04-17 · $1,2362018-05-28 · $9,8972018-06-12 · $4,7152018-06-12 · $7,6622018-07-09 · $2,1222018-10-01 · $3,4822018-11-26 · $7,5002018-11-26 · $4,3182019-02-10 · $5332019-03-04 · $6,8022019-05-27 · $2,2962019-05-27 · $1,4002019-05-27 · $1,0642019-06-11 · $11,3202019-09-16 · $2,3172020-02-17 · $5962020-06-30 · $5602020-07-06 · $4,0772020-07-06 · $2,1522020-07-23 · $2,0822020-07-23 · $4,1652020-12-08 · $2,6652021-05-18 · $9172021-05-18 · $7942021-09-13 · $4,4762021-09-13 · $2,0032021-10-20 · $16,2722021-10-26 · $6,0412021-10-26 · $4,4152021-10-26 · $3,4852021-11-23 · $5,6302021-11-30 · $1,7042022-01-24 · $4,2962022-01-24 · $7912022-03-29 · $6,6512022-04-26 · $3,2022022-06-06 · $2,0382022-06-06 · $1,1802022-06-06 · $9,1172022-06-06 · $1,2332022-06-06 · $1,5022022-08-02 · $3,6812022-09-12 · $2,4372022-09-12 · $2,1332022-10-11 · $1,2642022-11-01 · $5,1722022-11-01 · $3,7802022-11-22 · $7,7062022-11-22 · $5,6512022-11-22 · $3,4932023-01-25 · $1,9582023-01-30 · $6,7602023-01-30 · $3,4892023-01-30 · $1,0902023-03-06 · $5,0572023-03-06 · $7982023-03-07 · $6,8262023-03-07 · $3,4132023-04-03 · $3482023-04-03 · $9242023-04-18 · $11,5212023-04-18 · $4,3892023-05-22 · $4,1122023-05-22 · $8122023-05-23 · $9162023-05-29 · $3,2152023-06-13 · $5,3972023-06-26 · $2,4022023-06-26 · $3,7122023-07-10 · $2,0822023-07-10 · $2,6292023-08-28 · $1,0272023-10-23 · $4242023-10-24 · $9,0372023-11-21 · $4,3822023-11-21 · $4,6012023-11-21 · $3,2872023-11-21 · $2,1912024-01-22 · $1,9602024-02-26 · $8142024-03-11 · $1,7482024-03-25 · $1,0842024-03-26 · $3,2572024-04-09 · $6,5202024-05-27 · $4,1202024-09-09 · $1,7672024-10-15 · $2,6172024-10-22 · $1,6232024-10-22 · $3,6792024-11-25 · $3,5682024-11-25 · $4412024-12-02 · $3,7832024-12-02 · $5,2542024-12-11 · $5252025-01-27 · $4,0012025-03-03 · $2,0932025-03-03 · $1,4652025-03-03 · $4,3952025-03-04 · $1,2672025-03-25 · $1,4072025-05-12 · $1,0552025-06-23 · $1,4912025-06-23 · $5742025-09-15 · $1,7652025-10-21 · $6,5002025-11-24 · $1,5012025-11-25 · $3,2342025-12-01 · $4,1932025-12-01 · $2,3292025-12-01 · $2,4462026-01-12 · $3982026-02-11 · $1902026-03-24 · $4,6292026-03-24 · $4632026-04-21 · $7,2962026-04-21 · $2,8242026-05-26 · $8,1442026-06-02 · $4,8932026-06-02 · $2,2132026-06-09 · $9262026-07-20 · $1,8282026-07-20 · $1,7142026-09-07 · $2,673
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings20417385%$4.2kSign up$3.5kSign up$17.8kSign up
Oil20217185%$4.3kSign up$3.5kSign up$17.8kSign up
Mixed media11100%$791Sign up$791Sign up$791Sign up
Works on paper452964%$1.7kSign up$924Sign up$9.5kSign up
Watercolor251456%$673Sign up$567Sign up$2kSign up
Gouache44100%$1.5kSign up$1.5kSign up$2.6kSign up
Pastel11100%$3.9kSign up$3.9kSign up$3.9kSign up
Prints & multiples11100%$1kSign up$1kSign up$1kSign up
Lithograph11100%$1kSign up$1kSign up$1kSign up
Other474391%$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

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20261513$2.2kSign up
20251816$1.9kSign up
20241916$2.3kSign up
20233128$3.3kSign up
20222218$3.3kSign up
20211210$4kSign up
202077$2.2kSign up
201987$2.3kSign up
2018109$4.3kSign up
20171211$1.7kSign up
2016109$2.5kSign up
20151714$1.5kSign up
2014109$3.1kSign up
201365$7.1kSign up
2012117$3.6kSign up
20111211$4kSign up
2010119$2.1kSign up
200931$4kSign up
200870—Sign up
20071311$6.8kSign up
200688$5.9kSign up
200596$5.6kSign up
2004108$5kSign up
200386$5.1kSign up
200265$2.2kSign up
200111$1.2kSign up
200011$5.3kSign up

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