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Thomas Ryan

Thomas Ryan

British · 1929–2021 · Painter

Thomas Ryan was an Irish artist, designer and medallist. (Wikipedia)

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309auction results2000–2026years recorded75%sold (233)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. PORTRAIT OF SINÉAD O'CONNOR, 5 NOVEMBER 1974Whyte's · €10,382≈ $13,459≈ £8,409Sign up to see
  2. THE ARTIST'S GARDENWhyte's · €7,200≈ $8,861≈ £6,110Sign up to see
  3. MURTY SULLIVAN'S SOWWhyte's · €6,000≈ $8,163≈ £4,096Sign up to see

Thomas Ryan’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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$1.7kSign up free to see
median $1.1kfree account
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Lots sold
233
of 309 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k200320062009201220152018202120242000-10-10 · $1,3292001-10-09 · $1,8672003-02-18 · $2,1432003-02-18 · $9212003-04-29 · $2,6292003-04-29 · $3,7252003-04-29 · $3,5062003-09-16 · $3,1462003-11-18 · $1,6492003-11-18 · $2,3562003-11-18 · $8832004-02-17 · $3,8572004-02-17 · $2,8292004-04-27 · $5,2302004-04-27 · $4,7552004-09-21 · $2,2102005-09-20 · $4,0112005-09-20 · $2,4312005-12-10 · $1,4142006-02-21 · $4,1672006-04-25 · $7,7042006-04-25 · $4,2252007-02-19 · $3,5462007-04-30 · $8,1632007-05-26 · $2,6882007-09-17 · $6,3832007-12-15 · $5,8042007-12-15 · $6092007-12-15 · $2,6122008-02-25 · $3,8522008-02-25 · $6,5192008-05-17 · $3,1002008-05-17 · $3,1002008-05-17 · $2,4802008-05-17 · $2,7902008-05-17 · $6,1992008-05-17 · $1,5502008-05-17 · $1,5502008-05-17 · $1,5502008-09-29 · $3,4442008-09-29 · $6,4572009-11-30 · $4812010-05-31 · $8,8612010-05-31 · $6402010-10-04 · $1,3712010-10-04 · $1,6452010-10-04 · $1,0962010-12-13 · $5572011-05-17 · $1,1622011-05-17 · $1,2752011-05-17 · $7792011-05-30 · $2,8542011-05-30 · $3,8532011-05-30 · $1432011-05-30 · $5712011-10-03 · $2,2662011-11-28 · $1,2682011-12-11 · $1,0712011-12-11 · $1,2982011-12-11 · $3212012-03-12 · $6562012-05-21 · $7,3952012-10-01 · $6702012-11-26 · $2,3342012-11-26 · $13,4592013-05-14 · $1,2982013-09-30 · $2,0262013-09-30 · $1,2832013-11-25 · $1,0812014-02-24 · $6872014-02-24 · $6592014-02-24 · $6872014-05-26 · $1,7042014-11-24 · $1,8622014-12-02 · $9942015-02-23 · $2,0342015-02-23 · $2,8252015-05-25 · $2,0862015-09-28 · $2,3462015-11-30 · $1,4812015-12-07 · $9732016-04-25 · $4,5062016-05-30 · $6682016-05-30 · $1,7822016-07-25 · $1,1532016-07-25 · $1212016-11-28 · $2,2232017-03-06 · $9532017-04-03 · $1602017-04-03 · $4052017-04-10 · $1,0582017-05-15 · $9332017-05-29 · $1,0632017-06-19 · $1,2322017-07-17 · $1,4332017-07-17 · $1152017-07-17 · $3442017-07-17 · $4362017-07-17 · $5042017-07-17 · $1152017-07-18 · $3582017-09-20 · $1,4412017-09-20 · $6002017-10-23 · $7042017-10-23 · $1,1152017-10-23 · $4232017-11-21 · $1,1722018-05-21 · $9412018-05-28 · $2,2122018-08-07 · $9282018-09-24 · $5422018-11-12 · $1,0142018-11-26 · $1,7042018-12-09 · $4552018-12-09 · $1082019-06-24 · $1,0252019-09-16 · $1,2132019-09-16 · $9932019-10-21 · $9502019-12-02 · $8822020-02-11 · $2402020-02-17 · $1952020-05-11 · $1,5152020-05-11 · $7042020-06-08 · $1,0722020-07-06 · $1,3592020-09-14 · $9502020-10-05 · $1,6482020-10-19 · $1,6502020-12-07 · $2,6682020-12-07 · $1,9402021-03-01 · $3132021-03-08 · $7712021-03-22 · $9542021-03-22 · $4,7702021-04-19 · $1,8052021-05-24 · $3,9082021-05-24 · $6722021-06-14 · $1,0302021-09-27 · $3,5092021-11-29 · $2,2552021-11-30 · $2,3862021-12-13 · $4512022-01-24 · $1,2432022-01-24 · $7352022-03-07 · $3,7042022-03-28 · $1642022-06-20 · $6842022-06-20 · $1,3672022-08-02 · $5,9302022-08-02 · $9202022-08-02 · $4702022-08-02 · $4502022-09-26 · $5792022-10-17 · $5652022-11-01 · $3,5812022-11-01 · $2,1882022-11-28 · $1,4652022-11-28 · $1,5692022-11-29 · $1,6592022-11-29 · $9332022-12-12 · $7392022-12-12 · $1,3732023-03-07 · $1,8132023-03-07 · $2,7732023-03-07 · $8002023-04-03 · $8152023-04-03 · $6092023-04-03 · $6742023-04-03 · $4132023-04-03 · $5652023-04-18 · $1,7562023-05-22 · $5412023-05-29 · $9642023-06-13 · $8632023-06-13 · $8632023-06-26 · $8732023-06-26 · $9832023-07-10 · $1,1502023-07-10 · $6572023-07-10 · $5702023-07-10 · $1972023-07-15 · $1,9672023-07-31 · $1,4332023-07-31 · $7172023-09-11 · $5902023-10-23 · $4662023-10-23 · $5932023-10-23 · $1482023-11-27 · $1,3142023-12-12 · $4322024-01-22 · $3,2672024-01-22 · $1,0352024-03-11 · $1,3662024-03-25 · $6502024-03-25 · $1,0292024-03-25 · $3472024-03-26 · $8682024-05-27 · $1,1392024-05-27 · $8132024-05-27 · $1,3552024-06-24 · $8582024-07-01 · $6452024-09-09 · $8832024-10-15 · $3272024-10-21 · $4122024-11-26 · $6842024-12-02 · $1,8912024-12-02 · $1,1032024-12-02 · $1,7862024-12-11 · $1,0512024-12-11 · $1,1032025-04-08 · $1,7522025-05-12 · $4222025-06-30 · $5162025-09-15 · $4712025-09-15 · $5182025-09-15 · $3062025-09-30 · $1,8792025-09-30 · $7042025-09-30 · $8812025-09-30 · $5642025-10-20 · $1282025-10-20 · $1282025-10-20 · $3732025-10-21 · $1,1612025-12-01 · $1,8632025-12-10 · $2792026-02-23 · $4012026-03-09 · $1,0402026-03-24 · $8102026-04-06 · $7132026-09-14 · $323
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
Paintings18215082%$2kSign up$1.4kSign up$8.9kSign up
Oil18215082%$2kSign up$1.4kSign up$8.9kSign up
Works on paper1076763%$978Sign up$541Sign up$13.5kSign up
Watercolor624471%$769Sign up$570Sign up$3.5kSign up
Gouache11100%$108Sign up$108Sign up$108Sign up
Pastel9556%$3.1kSign up$640Sign up$13.5kSign up
Drawing341647%$975Sign up$414Sign up$4.5kSign up
Prints & multiples22100%$229Sign up$229Sign up$344Sign up
Print (other)22100%$229Sign up$229Sign up$344Sign up
Photography4125%$128Sign up$128Sign up$128Sign up
Photograph4125%$128Sign up$128Sign up$128Sign up
Other141393%$1.8kSign up$1.2kSign up$7.7kSign 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
202685$713Sign up
20252116$517Sign up
20242521$1kSign up
20233928$758Sign up
20222620$1.1kSign up
20211412$1.4kSign up
20201211$1.4kSign up
201955$993Sign up
2018108$934Sign up
20172320$652Sign up
201696$1.5kSign up
2015136$2.1kSign up
201486$840Sign up
201364$1.3kSign up
201275$2.3kSign up
20111712$1.2kSign up
201076$1.2kSign up
200921$481Sign up
20081912$3.1kSign up
2007107$3.5kSign up
200643$4.2kSign up
200543$2.4kSign up
200455$3.9kSign up
2003109$2.4kSign up
200220—Sign up
200121$1.9kSign up
200011$1.3kSign up

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