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THE WINDCATCHERS
Noel Murphy (British, b. 1970) · 1993
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate €5,000 – €7,000 (≈ $5,823 – $8,152) (≈ £4,389 – £6,145)
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 on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with initials and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated on reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 60 x 48in. (152.40 x 121.92cm)
- Auction house
- Whyte's
- Sale
- Important Irish Art (900)
- Date
- December 1, 2025
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Lot
- 79
- Estimate
- €5,000 – €7,000 (≈ $5,823 – $8,152) (≈ £4,389 – £6,145)
- Source
- Auction house whytes.ie ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice between 2025 and 2026 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2
Dec 1, 2025 · Whyte's this result
Important Irish Art, lot 79
Bought in / unsold · est. €5,000 – €7,000
As catalogued
Noel Murphy, “THE WINDCATCHERS”, 1993
oil on canvas
60 x 48in. (152.40 x 121.92cm)
May 25, 2026 · Whyte's
Important Irish Art, lot 122
Bought in / unsold · est. €4,000 – €6,000
As catalogued
Noel Murphy, “THE WINDCATCHERS”, 1993
oil on canvas
60 x 48in. (152.40 x 121.92cm)
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 100%). 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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