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THE ELDER SISTER
William Conor (Irish, 1881–1968)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate €2,000 – €3,000 (≈ $2,311 – $3,467) (≈ £1,731 – £2,596)
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 3 times ↓
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left; signed again on reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 20 x 16in. (50.80 x 40.64cm)
- Auction house
- Whyte's
- Sale
- Irish & International Art (902)
- Date
- March 9, 2026
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Lot
- 23
- Estimate
- €2,000 – €3,000 (≈ $2,311 – $3,467) (≈ £1,731 – £2,596)
- Source
- Auction house whytes.ie ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered 3 times between 2024 and 2026 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 3
Dec 2, 2024 · Whyte's
Irish & International Art, lot 34
Bought in / unsold · est. €3,000 – €5,000
As catalogued
William Conor, “THE ELDER SISTER”
oil on board
20 x 16in. (50.80 x 40.64cm)
Mar 9, 2026 · Whyte's this result
Irish & International Art, lot 23
Bought in / unsold · est. €2,000 – €3,000
As catalogued
William Conor, “THE ELDER SISTER”
oil on board
20 x 16in. (50.80 x 40.64cm)
Jun 29, 2026 · Whyte's
Summer Online Art Auction, lot 97
Bought in / unsold · est. €1,800 – €2,200
As catalogued
William Conor, “THE ELDER SISTER”
oil on board
20 x 16in. (50.80 x 40.64cm)
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 92%). 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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