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IRISH FREE STATE BACON

Seán Keating (Irish, 1889–1977) · 1928

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate €15,000 – €20,000 (≈ $16,467 – $21,956) (≈ £10,650 – £14,200)

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

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Medium
Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →
As published: “gouache, pencil and coloured chalk”
Signed / inscribed
Signed lower right
Category
Gouaches
Dimensions
39 x 59in. (99.06 x 149.86cm)
Auction house
Whyte's
Sale
IMPORTANT IRISH ART (778)
Date
May 25, 2015
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Lot
23
Estimate
€15,000 – €20,000 (≈ $16,467 – $21,956) (≈ £10,650 – £14,200)
Source
Auction house whytes.ie ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 4 times between 2008 and 2021 · sold 2 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. IRISH FREE STATE BACON, Whyte's 2008

    Nov 24, 2008 · Whyte's

    Important Irish Art, lot 81

    Sold €28,000Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Seán Keating, “IRISH FREE STATE BACON”, 1928

    gouache, pencil and coloured chalk

    99 by 150cm., 39 by 59in.

  2. IRISH FREE STATE BACON, Whyte's 2011

    Nov 28, 2011 · Whyte's

    Important Irish Art, lot 15

    Bought in / unsold · est. €15,000 – €20,000

    As catalogued

    Seán Keating, “IRISH FREE STATE BACON”, 1928

    gouache, pencil and coloured chalk

    99 by 150cm., 39 by 59in.

  3. IRISH FREE STATE BACON, Whyte's 2015

    May 25, 2015 · Whyte's this result

    IMPORTANT IRISH ART, lot 23

    Bought in / unsold · est. €15,000 – €20,000

    As catalogued

    Seán Keating, “IRISH FREE STATE BACON”, 1928

    gouache, pencil and coloured chalk

    39 x 59in. (99.06 x 149.86cm)

  4. IRISH FREE STATE BACON, Whyte's 2021

    May 31, 2021 · Whyte's

    Irish & International Art, lot 47

    Sold €10,000 −64%Sign up to see · est. €10,000 – €15,000

    As catalogued

    Seán Keating, “IRISH FREE STATE BACON”, 1928

    gouache, pencil and coloured chalk

    39 x 59in. (99.06 x 149.86cm)

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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