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ILLUSTRATION TO A FAIRY TALE, CIRCA 1886/1887

John Butler Yeats (Irish, 1839–1922)

€7,500 hammer

≈ $8,217≈ £5,168

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Medium
Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →
As published: “watercolour heightened with white”
Signed / inscribed
Signed with initials lower right; inscribed on reverse
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
44 by 27cm., 17.5 by 10.5in.
Auction house
Whyte's
Sale
Irish Art (685)
Date
April 29, 2003
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Lot
91
Estimate
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Source
Auction house whytes.ie ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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