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Jonathan Swift by Robert Ballagh, 1977, ink & collage, offered Jun 2020Photo © Morgan O'Driscoll — view this lot on Morgan O'Driscoll ↗

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Jonathan Swift

Robert Ballagh (Irish, b. 1943) · 1977

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate €1,500 – €2,000 (≈ $1,693 – $2,257) (≈ £1,338 – £1,783)

Offered at Morgan O'Driscoll 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 3 times ↓

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Medium
Mixed media · Paintings all mixed media results →
As published: “ink & collage”
Signed / inscribed
Signed, titled and dated 1977
Category
Mixed media
Dimensions
20 x 33cm (8 x 13in)
Auction house
Morgan O'Driscoll
Sale
Irish Art Online Auction - Bidding Ends Monday 8th June (2321)
Date
June 8, 2020
Location
Ireland
Lot
127
Estimate
€1,500 – €2,000 (≈ $1,693 – $2,257) (≈ £1,338 – £1,783)
Source
Auction house morganodriscoll.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 3 times between 2017 and 2023 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 2

Catalogue details differ between appearances (dimensions, medium description). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. Jonathan Swift, Morgan O'Driscoll 2017

    Mar 6, 2017 · Morgan O'Driscoll

    Irish Art Online Auction - Monday 6th March, lot 34

    Bought in / unsold · est. €2,000 – €3,000

    As catalogued

    Robert Ballagh, “Jonathan Swift”, 1977

    ink & collage

    20 x 33cm (8 x 13in)

  2. Jonathan Swift, Morgan O'Driscoll 2020

    Jun 8, 2020 · Morgan O'Driscoll this result

    Irish Art Online Auction - Bidding Ends Monday 8th June, lot 127

    Bought in / unsold · est. €1,500 – €2,000

    As catalogued

    Robert Ballagh, “Jonathan Swift”, 1977

    ink & collage

    20 x 33cm (8 x 13in)

  3. Jonathan Swift, Morgan O'Driscoll 2023

    May 22, 2023 · Morgan O'Driscoll

    Irish Art Online Auction - Bidding Ends Monday 22nd May 2023 - Between 6.30pm & 9.55pm, lot 165

    Sold €700Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Robert Ballagh, “Jonathan Swift”, 1977

    mixed media on paper

    20½ x 32.60cm (8.1 x 12.8in)

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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