James le Jeune
James le Jeune was born in Canada in 1910 to an Irish mother and English/French father. He studied in Paris, London and New York before joining the British army. He settled in Ireland in the 1950s and took out painting professionally by then. In 1954, le Jeune had his first one-man show at the Victor Waddington Galleries. He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, and became a full member by 1973. Le Jeune is known for his portraiture skills, his sitters included politician Thomas OHiggins and actress May Craig. He also found himself painting his surroundings, from the Dublin Docks to Achill Island to Britanny and London. His works can be seen in the National Gallery of Ireland and the National Portrait Collection. (whytes.ie)
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'THE PERFECT STORM - WAVES OFF BRITTAINY COAST'
- Price Realised: 36,000
- Sale: 29 September 2008
- oil on canvas
- 76 by 102cm., 30 by 40in.
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'CHILDREN AT THE SEASIDE'
- Price Realised: 18,000
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- oil on board
- 36 by 53cm., 14 by 20.7 5in.
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'A FRENCH MARKET TOWN'
- Price Realised: 15,000
- Sale: 22 February 2005
- oil on canvas
- 66 by 76cm., 26 by 30in.
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'AT THE RACES'
- Price Realised: 12,500
- Sale: 18 November 2003
- oil on board
- 28 by 46cm., 11 by 18in.
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'A DISCOURSE'
- Price Realised: 12,000
- Sale: 29 September 2008
- oil on canvas board
- 29 by 39cm., 11.2 5 by 15.5in.
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'GRAFTON STREET'
- Price Realised: 10,500
- Sale: 25 February 2008
- oil on board
- 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
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'PEMBROKE LANE, DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'UPPER BAGGOT STREET'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 02 March 2009
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'BRETON MARKET SCENE, circa 1950s'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- oil on panel
- 25 by 34cm., 10 by 13.2 5in.
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'CHILDREN PLAYING ON A BEACH'
- Price Realised: 6,200
- Sale: 20 September 2005
- oil on canvas board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'DONEGAL BAY, 1974'
- Price Realised: 6,000
- Sale: 29 September 2025
- oil on canvas
- 30 x 40in. (76.20 x 101.60cm)
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'MOORE STREET, DUBLIN, c.1955'
- Price Realised: 5,200
- Sale: 07 December 2020
- oil on canvas
- 14 x 18in. (35.56 x 45.72cm)
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'HAPPY DAYS'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 12 March 2012
- oil on canvas
- 50.8 by 60.96cm., 20 by 24in.
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'WOMEN ON A BEACH'
- Price Realised: 4,400
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 91cm., 24 by 36in.
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'ROSES'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- oil on board
- 38 by 48cm., 15 by 19in.
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'ROCKS AND STRAND'
- Price Realised: 4,063
- Sale: 13 June 2001
- oil on canvas board
- 25 by 36cm., 10 by 14in.
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'NORTH WALL DOCKS, DUBLIN'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on board
- 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in.
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'DUBLIN STREET SCENE (VIEW ALONG WESTMORELAND STREET TOWARDS COLLEGE GREEN)'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- watercolour
- 30 by 41cm., 12 by 16in.
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'FAIRY TALES'
- Price Realised: 3,700
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- oil on board
- 13½ x 17½in. (34.29 x 44.45cm)
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'BEACH SCENE, c.1970'
- Price Realised: 3,600
- Sale: 28 May 2018
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'WEDDING GUESTS ARRIVING AT CHURCH'
- Price Realised: 3,600
- Sale: 18 May 2009
- watercolour and gouache on paper
- 47 by 36cm., 18.5 by 14in.
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'MARKET SCENE, BRITTANY, FRANCE'
- Price Realised: 3,400
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- oil on canvas
- 19½ x 23½in. (49.53 x 59.69cm)
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'BEACH SCENE, c.1970'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 03 March 2025
- oil on board
- 16 x 20in. (40.64 x 50.80cm)
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'LOW TIDE, BRITTAS, COUNTY WICKLOW, c.1977'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on board
- 15Ύ x 19Ύin. (40.01 x 50.17cm)
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'CHILDREN PLAYING IN A SANDPIT'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 26 May 2007
- gouache on board
- 27 by 29cm., 10.7 5 by 11.5in.
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'MARINE COASTAL SCENE'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 24 November 2014
- oil on canvas board
- 20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)
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'CARRIBEAN BOYS'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 18 February 2003
- oil on canvas board
- 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.
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'THE VILLAGE OF DOOAGH, ACHILL ISLAND, COUNTY MAYO'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 25 May 2015
- oil on board
- 20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)