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THE HOLY ISLAND

Gerard Dillon (Irish, 1916–1971)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate €30,000 – €50,000 (≈ $35,856 – $59,760) (≈ £26,812 – £44,687)

Offered at Whyte's and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil and sand on board”
Support
Board
Signed / inscribed
with exhibition label on reverse
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
36 x 48in. (91.44 x 121.92cm)
Auction house
Whyte's
Sale
Important Irish Art (818)
Date
November 27, 2017
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Lot
46
Estimate
€30,000 – €50,000 (≈ $35,856 – $59,760) (≈ £26,812 – £44,687)
Source
Auction house whytes.ie ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2006 and 2017 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. THE HOLY ISLAND, Whyte's 2006

    Nov 28, 2006 · Whyte's

    Important Irish Art, lot 60

    Sold €36,000Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Gerard Dillon, “THE HOLY ISLAND”

    oil and sand on board

    91 by 122cm., 36 by 48in.

  2. THE HOLY ISLAND, Whyte's 2017

    Nov 27, 2017 · Whyte's this result

    Important Irish Art, lot 46

    Bought in / unsold · est. €30,000 – €50,000

    As catalogued

    Gerard Dillon, “THE HOLY ISLAND”

    oil and sand on board

    36 x 48in. (91.44 x 121.92cm)

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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