John Shinnors
John Shinnors studied at the Limerick School of Art and Design from 1970 to 1972. He has exhibited extensively in both solo and group shows since the 1980s including exhibitions in the Vangard Gallery, The Hunt Museum, and the RHA annual exhibitions. He has promoted the arts through his Shinnors Scholarship and Shinnors Drawing Award. Shinnors is a member of Aosdαna and has been the visual artist on the EV+A committee. He lives and works in Limerick and his works were included in the collections of The Arts Council; The National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland; Banks Trust, IFSC, Dublin; and the Contemporary Irish Art Society.
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'WHITE KITE, ISLAND HOUSE, circa 1995'
- Price Realised: 35,000
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed lower right; inscribed on reverse
- 81 by 97cm., 32 by 38in.
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'CHILD, KITES AND CLIFF'
- Price Realised: 34,500
- Sale: 24 November 2008
- oil on canvas
- 76 by 109cm., 30 by 43in.
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'TOWEL AND SNOWMAN'
- Price Realised: 34,000
- Sale: 29 November 2021
- oil on canvas
- 37 x 42in. (93.98 x 106.68cm)
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'SCARECROW, FALLEN KITE AND MAGPIES - A DIPTYCH'
- Price Realised: 30,000
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- oil on canvas mounted on board
- 71 by 142cm., 28 by 56in.
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'BIRTH OF PINOCCHIO, circa 1981'
- Price Realised: 29,000
- Sale: 29 September 2008
- oil on canvas, triptych
- 164 by 242cm., 64.5 by 95.2in.
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'WHITE KITE, SCARECROW AND CATTLE, 1998'
- Price Realised: 28,000
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on canvas
- 122 by 122cm., 48 by 48in.
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'TRAPEZE, 1989'
- Price Realised: 28,000
- Sale: 19 September 2006
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 39 by 41cm., 15.5 by 16in.
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'BLACK AND WHITE SHE SCARECROW'
- Price Realised: 25,000
- Sale: 26 September 2022
- oil on canvas
- 40Ό x 30in. (102.24 x 76.20cm)
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'SCARECROW IN LANDSCAPE WITH KITE, 1998'
- Price Realised: 25,000
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on canvas on panel
- 110 by 110cm., 43.5 by 43.5in.
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'BLUE FACED SCARECROW, 2002'
- Price Realised: 22,000
- Sale: 18 May 2009
- oil on canvas
- 77 by 77cm., 30.5 by 30.5in.
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'RED CRANE 5'
- Price Realised: 22,000
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- oil and oil pastel on panel
- 39 by 39cm., 15.5 by 15.5in.
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'THE BABY, 1980'
- Price Realised: 20,000
- Sale: 07 March 2022
- oil on panel
- 43 x 32in. (109.22 x 81.28cm)
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'THE HOUSE, KITE & SCARECROW'
- Price Realised: 20,000
- Sale: 30 November 2015
- oil on canvas
- 49 x 55in. (124.46 x 139.70cm)
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'KITE OVER THE ISLAND (DIPTYCH)'
- Price Realised: 18,500
- Sale: 28 November 2022
- oil on canvas laid on panel
- 28½ x 51in. (72.39 x 129.54cm)
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'FIGURES IN SNOWFIELD'
- Price Realised: 18,500
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- oil on canvas laid on panel
- 39 by 41cm., 15.5 by 16in.
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'PICTURE OF CHRISTINE KEELER, 1980'
- Price Realised: 16,000
- Sale: 02 October 2023
- oil on panel
- 35 x 32in. (88.90 x 81.28cm)
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'TRAPEZE I'
- Price Realised: 16,000
- Sale: 30 May 2016
- oil on canvas
- 31 x 34in. (78.74 x 86.36cm)
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'THE DOLL SCARECROW, 1992'
- Price Realised: 16,000
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on panel
- 90 by 99cm., 35.5 by 39in.
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'EVENING STUDY AT WINDOW II, 1990'
- Price Realised: 16,000
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- oil on board
- 30 by 30cm., 12 by 12in.
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'SHOWER, MONDAY'
- Price Realised: 15,000
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- oil pastel
- 36 by 39cm., 14.2 5 by 15.5in.
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'FEMALE STILL LIFE CALENDAR, SEPTEMBER'
- Price Realised: 15,000
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 61cm., 24 by 24in.
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'FIGURE AT THE PIANO'
- Price Realised: 15,000
- Sale: 19 November 2002
- oil on board
- 51 by 76cm., 20 by 30in.
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'LAST RED CRANE ON CATHEDRAL STREET (DIPTYCH)'
- Price Realised: 14,500
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- oil on canvas
- 76 by 122cm., 30 by 48in.
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'FIGURES UNDER THOMOND BRIDGE, LIMERICK'
- Price Realised: 13,000
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- oil on board
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
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'SCULPTOR'S SCARECROWS'
- Price Realised: 12,000
- Sale: 09 March 2020
- oil, pastel and paper on panel
- 16 x 32in. (40.64 x 81.28cm)
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'DANCE'
- Price Realised: 12,000
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil and crayon on board
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'FIGURE IN INTERIOR'
- Price Realised: 12,000
- Sale: 19 November 2002
- oil on panel
- 76 by 66cm., 30 by 26in.
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'MAYO MOON, BLACK SCARECROW AND BADGER, 1996'
- Price Realised: 11,500
- Sale: 21 May 2012
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 38in., 91.44 by 96.52cm.