William John Leech
Irish · 1881–1968 · Painter
William John Leech was an Irish painter and impressionist. Developed and encouraged by Walter Osborne, Leech came to critical attention for his landscapes and interiors,… (Wikipedia)
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Cemetery Of St-JeannetdeVeres · €75,000≈ $87,255≈ £64,782Sign up to see
UntitleddeVeres · €70,000≈ $76,671≈ £54,207Sign up to see
- MARGUERITESWhyte's · €70,000≈ $70,875≈ £44,612Sign up to see
William John Leech’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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ArtSell has recorded 87 auction results for William John Leech between 2001 and 2026, of which 70 sold (80%). Recorded sale prices range from $349Sign up free to see to $87.3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $87.3kSign up free to see for Cemetery Of St-Jeannet at deVeres in May 2026. The most common medium is oil paintings (57 lots). Most results come from Whyte's (56), deVeres (23) and Morgan O'Driscoll (7).
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- €75,000≈ $87,255≈ £64,782Sign up free to see
- €5,000≈ $5,884≈ £4,352Sign up free to see
- €300≈ $349≈ £262Sign up free to see
- €10,000≈ $11,551≈ £8,788Sign up free to see
- €1,300≈ $1,501≈ £1,145Sign up free to see
- €28,000≈ $31,867≈ £23,497Sign up free to see
- €26,000≈ $27,209≈ £21,458Sign up free to see
- €15,500≈ $16,309≈ £12,940Sign up free to see
- €20,000≈ $21,686≈ £17,014Sign up free to see
- Summer in the Park, c.1910€8,000≈ $8,694≈ £6,853Sign up free to see
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William John Leech: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by William John Leech at auction?
$87,255Sign up free to see, for Cemetery Of St-Jeannet at deVeres (May 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for William John Leech?
The median sale price is $13kSign up free to see across 70 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by William John Leech have sold at auction?
70 of 87 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell William John Leech?
Whyte's, deVeres and Morgan O'Driscoll account for the most recorded results. Whyte's · deVeres · Morgan O'Driscoll
About William John Leech
William John Leech was an Irish painter and impressionist. Developed and encouraged by Walter Osborne, Leech came to critical attention for his landscapes and interiors, particularly those in Concarneau in Brittany. He is better known today for his works that feature his first wife, Saurin Elizabeth, and which include A Convent Garden, Brittany (1913) and The Sunshade (1913). Leech was once mistakenly attributed as the artist for The Goose Girl. Leech's painted works never achieved the public attention that critics believed they merited, a fact partly attributed – even by Leech himself – to his highly reclusive nature, and also to his need for personal privacy due to his second relationship with May Botterell.
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