Seán O'Sullivan: career timeline
Irish · 1906–1964 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 27 of 75 lots (38% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 3 | $3.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1930s | 9 | 9 | $402Sign up | Drawing |
| 1940s | 8 | 5 | $907Sign up | Drawing |
| 1950s | 3 | 2 | $3.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | $2.5kSign up | Oil |
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1920s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $3.5kSign up
- Average
- $35.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Other (1), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
1927 HAYMAKINGUnsold
1927 HAYMAKING$3.5kSign up
1929 Portrait of Claire Liddy$734Sign up
1929 MAN AND WOMAN OF THE WEST, 1929 (A PAIR)$102kSign up
1929 HEAD OF A WOMANUnsold
1930s 9 works
- Sold
- 9 of 9
- Median
- $402Sign up
- Average
- $420Sign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 11 in (29 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (5), Lithograph (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (1)
c. 1930 GENTLEMAN AND LADY IN SHAWL c.1930s and NINE OTHER WORKS BY MAURICE MACGONIGAL AND ANOTHER HAND$219Sign up
1932 PORTRAIT OF "BLASKET ISLANDER" [SEAMUS O LUING, 'SEAMUS BEAG']$402Sign up
1935 Portrait of a Young Lady$527Sign up
1935 STUDY OF A CHILD$347Sign up
1936 Padraig Pearse$775Sign up
1938 Landscape$698Sign up
1939 Eamon De Valera$136Sign up
1939 PORTRAIT OF ÉAMON DE VALERA$109Sign up
1939 STUDIO SCENE$566Sign up
1940s 8 works
- Sold
- 5 of 8
- Median
- $907Sign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 13 in (43 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (4), Oil (2), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (5)
1940 DOUGLAS HYDEUnsold
1942 A CELEBRATING SAILOR$122Sign up
1942 PORTRAIT OF JACK B. YEATS$5.5kSign up
1943 PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN WEARING SPECTACLES$402Sign up
1946 Luttrellstown$907Sign up
1946 PORTRAIT OF NORA BAILEYUnsold
1946 Galway Girl$926Sign up
1948 PORTRAIT OF ERNEST BLYTHEUnsold
1950s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $3.3kSign up
- Average
- $3.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 16.5 in (47 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1952 FARMER SEATED IN A LANDSCAPE, COUNTY GALWAY$4.3kSign up
1952 The Weaver$2.2kSign up
1957 PORTRAIT OF G. H. P. BAILEYUnsold
1960s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 17 in (48 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1960 SAINT FINBARR'S CATHEDRAL, CORK$2.1kSign up
1963 PORTRAIT OF SEÁN Ó FAOLÁIN$2.9kSign up
Creation date not recorded
45 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $3.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 12.5 in (32 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (2), Beach scenes (1)
sold 2001 LANDSCAPE$2.5kSign up
sold 2004 GARDENS WITH VIEW OF A NEOCLASSICAL TEMPLE$4.9kSign up
sold 2005 PORTRAIT OF VIVENNE GANLEY (NEÉ McLOUGHRIDGE)$1.5kSign up
sold 2007 FRITZ KREISLER - A PENCIL SKETCH MADE IN THE WINGS, FEBRUARY 1932$1.7kSign up
sold 2007 PORTMARNOCK STRANDUnsold
sold 2008 PORTRAIT OF KEVIN MONAHAN$6.3kSign up
Show 1 more (2000s)
Undated, sold in the 2010s 18 works
- Sold
- 12 of 18
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 14 in (42 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (9), Drawing (4), Pastel (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6), Landscapes (3)
sold 2010 THREE STUDIES OF THE ARTIST'S WIFE RENE$663Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2010 PORTRAIT OF MARTIN PAIDIN MACDONAGH$1.4kSign up
sold 2011 RINGSEND, DUBLIN, THE BULLWALL, DUBLIN and END OF BULLWALL, DUBLIN (SET OF 3)$1.3kSign up
sold 2011 THE ARTIST'S MOTHER-IN-LAW$1.1kSign up
sold 2013 Paul Landowski's Studio, ParisUnsold
sold 2013 THE BRIDGE, KILLARNEY$2.1kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2016 FARMER SEATED IN A LANDSCAPE, COUNTY GALWAYUnsold
sold 2016 LANDSCAPE$757Sign up
sold 2016 CHILD$1.8kSign up
sold 2016 PORTRAIT OF LUCIE CHARLES$2.3kSign up
sold 2016 MADAME JAMMET$871Sign up
sold 2017 Sean T. O'CeallaighUnsold
…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 20 works
- Sold
- 17 of 20
- Median
- $551Sign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 14 in (41 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11), Drawing (4), Pastel (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (7), Landscapes (2), Harbours & ports (2)
sold 2020 St. Audeon's Under Snow$4kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2020 Evening Light$3.3kSign up
sold 2020 View Of The Boyne ValleyUnsold
sold 2020 Elegant Interior with Seated Figures$222Sign up
sold 2021 The Ballerina$2.7kSign up
sold 2022 PORTRAIT OF TERRY, THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER$981Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Red Hugh O'Donnell (1571 - 1602) Chieftain of Donegal$543Sign up
sold 2023 LANDSCAPE$551Sign up
sold 2023 Portrait of a Young Lady$284Sign up
sold 2023 BATHING BABY$3.6kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2024 ALONEUnsold
sold 2024 PORTRAIT OF PATRICK TUOHY$118Sign up
…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Seán O'Sullivan auction results →