What is a William Butler Yeats work worth?
1865–1939 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 39 works by William Butler Yeats with a published auction price sold between $248Sign up free to see and $717Sign up free to see, and the median is $431Sign up free to see. In the last five years the median was $343Sign up free to see across 33 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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William Butler Yeats prices by medium
- Auction results
- 42
- Sold rate
- 93%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2026
- Median price
- $431Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $21kSign up free to see TWO GIRLS DANCING, Whyte's, Feb 2007
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 11 | $309–$790Sign up free to see | $442Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Morgan O'Driscoll (38), deVeres (2), Lyon & Turnbull (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent William Butler Yeats sales
- The Collected Works in Verse and Prose, 8 volumes — $3,370Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Sep 7, 2026
- The Fiddler Of Dooney, Handcoloured Cuala Press Print — $115Sign up free to see, deVeres, Jun 23, 2025
- Poems, first edition — $338Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Mar 4, 2025
- The Secret Rose, first edition — $232Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Mar 4, 2025
- The Hour Glass, first english edition — $169Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Mar 4, 2025
- The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems, first edition hardcover - one of five hundred copies published - published by Ke — $682Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Nov 25, 2024
- Poems, first edition - published by T. Fisher Unwin — $294Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Nov 25, 2024
- Poems, Portrait frontispiece. - published by London: T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd. Adelphi Terr — $195Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Feb 26, 2024
Questions about William Butler Yeats prices
What is a William Butler Yeats work worth?
Based on 39 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by William Butler Yeats have sold for a median of $431, and half of them sold between $248 and $717. Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by William Butler Yeats sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $21,011 for “TWO GIRLS DANCING” at Whyte's in February 2007.
How often do William Butler Yeats works sell at auction?
93% of the 42 lots recorded between 2007 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a William Butler Yeats work?
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William Butler Yeats have appeared at auction 42 times in ArtSell’s records between 2007 and 2026; 39 sold, a sell-through rate of 93%.
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