Barry Castle
The daughter of author Maura Laverty, Barry Castle studied art at NCAD enrolling at the age of 15 and being taught by Sean Keating, Maurice MacGonagle and John Kelly, but left after two years. She did not continue to paint until she was taught a luminous technique by her self-taught husband. During her career Castle illustrated numerous books including her mothers book, The Queen of Arans Daughter. Many of the originals for her illustrative work are now housed in the National Library of Ireland. Castle also exhibited regularly from the 1970s in Dublin, Cork and London. www.whytes.ie
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'CLOSE FRIENDS'
- Price Realised: 6,500
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- watercolour with pen and ink on paper
- 76 by 57cm., 30 by 22.5in.
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'GIRL WITH YELLOW FLOWERS, 2004'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 29 September 2008
- watercolour with pen and ink
- 76 by 56cm., 30 by 22in.
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'ONE SWALLOW DOESN'T MAKE A SUMMER, 1986'
- Price Realised: 4,050
- Sale: 09 November 2006
- oil on board
- 79 by 58cm., 31 by 23in.
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'BOY AND MOTHS'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 29 April 2003
- oil on board
- 61 by 34cm., 24 by 13.5in.
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'SIMPLE PLEASURES, 1995'
- Price Realised: 2,700
- Sale: 01 October 2018
- oil on board
- 32½ x 47½in. (82.55 x 120.65cm)
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'BOY AND BERRIES, 1994'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 11 December 2011
- oil on board
- 41 by 30cm., 16 by 12in.
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'PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on panel
- 64 by 39cm., 25 by 15.5in.
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'ANNA AND JOHN, 1980'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 16 September 2019
- oil on board
- 24 x 36in. (60.96 x 91.44cm)
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'LOST IN THE WOOD, 1974'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 29 February 2016
- oil on board
- 19Ό x 11Όin. (48.90 x 28.58cm)
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'ONE OF SOSNO'S WOMEN, 1986'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 26 September 2022
- oil on board
- 39 x 24in. (99.06 x 60.96cm)
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'DANGEROUS PETS, 1993'
- Price Realised: 1,500
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- pen and ink with watercolour
- 30 by 22.5in., 76.2 by 57.15cm.
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'SMOKED HAMSTER, 1984'
- Price Realised: 1,300
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- oil on board
- 15Ό x 11Όin. (38.74 x 28.58cm)
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'SPARE THE ROD, 1980'
- Price Realised: 1,150
- Sale: 12 December 2022
- oil on board
- 18 x 21½in. (45.72 x 54.61cm)
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'OTHER DAYS'
- Price Realised: 1,000
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- oil on board
- 19.5 by 23in., 49.53 by 58.42cm.
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'TOO FAR OUT, 1997'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- watercolour
- 15½ x 12in. (39.37 x 30.48cm)
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'ST. NECTAIRE AND THE BIRD OF PARADISE, 1975'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 09 March 2020
- oil on panel
- 16½ x 17½in. (41.91 x 44.45cm)
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'HAY FEVER'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- oil on board
- 18Ύ x 23½in. (47.63 x 59.69cm)
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'TWO SISTERS, 1979'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 12 March 2012
- oil on board
- 41.91 by 60.96cm., 16.5 by 24in.
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'SPARE THE ROD, 1980'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 21 October 2024
- oil on board
- 18 x 21½in. (45.72 x 54.61cm)
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'DEEP IN THOUGHT, 1980'
- Price Realised: 600
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- oil on board
- 13½ x 10Όin. (34.29 x 26.04cm)
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'TRYING TO SLEEP NO. 1'
- Price Realised: 580
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- oil and ink on board
- 15Ό x 11Όin. (38.74 x 28.58cm)
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'JESUS AND THE POLICEMEN'
- Price Realised: 550
- Sale: 25 July 2016
- oil on board
- 13 x 9½in. (33.02 x 24.13cm)
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![UNTITLED [FIGURE WITH BIRD AND CAT] 1977 by Barry Castle sold for 80 at Whyte's Auctions](/images/archive/20161024/83_1.jpg "UNTITLED [FIGURE WITH BIRD AND CAT] 1977 by Barry Castle sold for 80 at Whyte's Auctions")
'UNTITLED [FIGURE WITH BIRD AND CAT] 1977'
- Price Realised: 80
- Sale: 24 October 2016
- etching; (no. 24 from an edition of 45)
- 11 x 7½in. (27.94 x 19.05cm)