Auction Diary
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Summer Online Art Auction
29 June 2026 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Jack Butler Yeats, Walter Osborne, Estella Solomons, Eva Hamilton, Harry Kernoff, Daniel ONeill, Henry Moore, James Brohan, Liam Treacy, Bridget Flinn, Banksy, Nelson Mandela and many more.
AUCTION:
Monday 29 June 2026
Online at bid.whytes.ie from 6pm
VIEWING:
At our galleries:
Wednesday to Friday 17-19 June, 10am to 5pm
Monday to Friday 22-26 June, 10am to 5pm
Saturday 27 June, 2pm to 5pm
Monday 29 June, 10am to 5pmView Lots Live Bidding E-Catalogue View Video View Virtual Tour Additions & Corrections Index 29-06-2026 10:30:00 29-06-2026 10:30:00 Europe/London Summer Online Art Auction Dublin Whyte's Auctions An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Jack Butler Yeats, Walter Osborne, Estella Solomons, Eva Hamilton, Harry Kernoff, Daniel ONeill, Henry Moore, James Brohan, Liam Treacy, Bridget Flinn, Banksy, Nelson Mandela and many more. AUCTION: Monday 29 June 2026 Online at bid.whytes.ie from 6pm VIEWING: At our galleries: Wednesday to Friday 17-19 June, 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday 22-26 June, 10am to 5pm Saturday 27 June, 2pm to 5pm Monday 29 June, 10am to 5pm info@whytes.ie -
Important Irish Art
25 May 2026 Whytes Important Irish Art sale on 25 May demonstrated a continuing strong demand for art of quality. The top hammer price of 230,000 (286, 580 including Buyers Premium plus VAT) was for Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958) DAPPING ON LOUGH MASK, COUNTY MAYO, 1928-36, with a presale estimate of 150,000 to 200,000.
Other notable results include:
-Aloysius C. O'Kelly (1853-1936) MASS IN A CONNEMARA CABIN c.1883 selling at 40,000 (Est. 20,000-30,000)
-Nicholas Joseph Crowley (1819-1857) PORTRAIT OF DANIEL O'CONNELL, c.1844 sold for 29,000 (Est. 6,000-8,000)
-Ciaran Clear (1920-2000) TURNING POINT selling at 10,500 (Est. 4,000-6,000)
-Markey Robinson (1918-1999) VIEW OF DALKEY ISLAND, COUNTY DUBLIN sold for 4,500 (Est, 1,500-2,000)
-Derek Clarke MBE RSW RSA RSWS (1912-2014) CONNEMARA NIGHTS NO.1, 1946 realised 6,200 (Est. 3,000-5,000)
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ECLECTIC COLLECTOR
18 April 2026 A fascinating array of historical artefacts, manuscripts, documents, photographs, books, militaria,medals, weapons, memorabilia including advertising, sport and entertainment, posters, postcards, photographs, coins, banknotes and other collectibles in over 500 lots.
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Spring Online Art Auction
30 March 2026 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Markey Robinson, Ivan Sutton, Jack Butler Yeats, Mary Swanzy, William Crozier, Anne Madden, Robert Ballagh, Damien Hirst and many more.
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Irish & International Art
9 March 2026 Whytes Irish & International Art sale on 9 March demonstrated a continuing strong demand for art of quality. The top hammer price of 245,000 (305,270 including Buyers Premium and VAT) was for Roderic O'Conor's LE LOING AT SUNDOWN, c.1902, with a presale estimate of 150,000 to 200,000.
Other notable results include:
-David Hockney RA (b.1937) POOL MADE WITH PAPER AND BLUE INK FOR BOOK, 1980 selling at 38,000 (Est. 25,000-35,000)
-Sir John Lavery, artist's proof lithographs of MICHAEL COLLINS and ARTHUR GRIFFITH, 1921 realised 16,000 (Est. 8,000-10,000)
-Liam O'Neill (b.1954) A PINT OF PLAIN sold for 10,500 (Est. 5,000-7,000)
-Laurence Stephen Lowry signed lithograph THE CART, 1959 sold for 8,000 (Est. 4,000-6,000)
-Stuart Morle's oil on canvas IN THE GARDENS OF ALHAMBRA, 2025 selling at 3,600 (Est. 1,000-1,500)
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The Christmas Art Sale
15 December 2025 A seasonal sale of affordable art suitable as gifts of enduring value. Many prominent artists represented including Patrick Scott, Jack Yeats, Louis le Brocquy, Norah McGuinness, Markey Robinson, Pauline Bewick, Louise Mansfield, James Brohan, Desmond Carrick, Patrick Leonard, Elizabeth Rivers, John Shinnors, Banksy, Damien Hirst, Imogen Stuart and many more.
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Important Irish Art
1 December 2025 Whytes Important Irish Art sale on 1 December demonstrated a continuing strong demand for art of quality. The top hammer price of 235,000 (292,810 including Buyers Premium and VAT) was for Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958) The Great Sugar Loaf, County Wicklow, c.1929-30, with a presale estimate of 100,000 to 150,000.
Other notable results were John Luke RUA (1906-1975) Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, 1933 at 48,000, Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974) Woman Feeding Hens, 1921 at 30,000, and Rowan Gillespie (b.1953) Imagine [The Frailest Reed], 2006.
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Autumn Online Art Auction
20 October 2025 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Graham Knuttel, Liam O'Neill, Elizabeth Cope, Kenneth Webb, Jack Butler Yeats, Daniel O'Neill, Stephen McKenna, Tony O'Malley, Pauline Bewick, Pablo Picasso, Banksy and many more.
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Irish & International Art
29 September 2025 Whytes auction demonstrated the continuing confidence in the market for Irish works of rarity and quality, with a sale total of 1 million gross including Buyers Premium. The top prices were 90,000 apiece for Paul Henrys In Connemara and Louis le Brocquys Image of Samuel Beckett, with Sir William Orpens Portrait of Ferris Bligh St. George making 60,000 hammer price.
Remarkable results included: An oil on canvas by Graham Knuttel, Cutting A Deal estimated at 6,000 to 8,000 sold for a hammer price of 12,000.
Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974) Girl in a Headscarf, estimate 15,000 to 20,000 sold for 20,000. John Behan's bronze sculpture, Seven Boyne Valley Warriors sold for 11,500.
There was great interest in all the Ciaran Clear lots, with The Road Home, estimated 4,000 to 6,000 selling for 6,300. A Percy French set of 9 Landscapes sold for its top estimate of 10,000.
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Summer Online Art Auction
30 June 2025 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Graham Knuttel, Gerard Byrne, Cecil Maguire, Paul Henry, Jack Butler Yeats, Sidney Nolan, Pauline Bewick, Damien Hirst, Diana Copperwhite and many more.
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Irish & International Art
26 May 2025 Whytes auction demonstrated the continuing confidence in the market for Irish works of rarity and quality. An outstanding painting by Mainie Jellett, Achill Horses, 1933 claimed top hammer price of 210,000.
Paul Henrys West of Ireland Bog sold for 125,000, while Anglesea Market, Dublin, 1933 by Harry Kernoff was hammered for its top estimate of 40,000.
William John Leechs Gardeners Joy nearly doubled its lower estimate of 15,000 to sell at 28,000, and a Louis le Brocquy watercolour Image of Francis Bacon, 1980, made double its lower estimate of 12,000.
Other remarkable results included: Evie Hone watercolour Abstract Composition estimated 2,000 to 3,000 which made 5,400, Charles Vincent Lamb oil West of Ireland Landscape, estimate 1,500 to 2,000 which sold for 3,600, Bridget Riley Magenta And Blue, 2002 lithograph, estimate 8,000 to 12,000 took 14,500.
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ECLECTIC COLLECTOR
6 April 2025 A fascinating array of historical artefacts, manuscripts, documents, photographs, books, militaria and medals, weapons, memorabilia including advertising, sport and entertainment, coins, banknotes and other collectibles. 480+ lots.
Worthy of note is a gun with which an Irish Volunteer in Tullamore fired the first shot of 1916 [lot 163, estimate 8,000 to 10,000]. A 1921 Agreement on the Treaty signed by Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins is a unique and extremely important document [lot 193]. An archive of about four hours film of Ireland features the War of Independence and 1916 Rising. Also notable is a fascinating letter from Liam Lynch in the Four Courts to his godmother in County Limerick. An archive of an Irishman who fought for Franco in the Spanish Civil War includes his diary, uniform and medals [lot 44, 3,000 to 5,000].
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Spring Online Art Sale
24 March 2025 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including William Orpen, Mary Swanzy, George Campbell, Gerard Dillon, Patrick Collins, William Scott, Robert Ballagh, Louise Mansfield, Harry Kernoff, John Ffrench and many more.
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Important Irish Art
3 March 2025 Whytes Important Irish Art auction on Monday 3 March grossed over 1.2 million. An outstanding painting by Paul Henry demonstrated his amazing artistic talent and rightfully claimed top hammer price of 270,000 (lot 20 Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958) LAKE AND MOUNTAINS IN CONNEMARA, 1933-6). Colin Middleton SLIGO LANDSCAPE, 1940 attracted a winning bid of 21,000 (estimate 14,000-18,000), and Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882-1978) LA ROUTE went for 36,000 against a pre-sale estimate of 20,000-30,000.
Other notable results include Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957) MEXICAN NOON and MEXICAN JOE, c.1901, which fetched 10,000 (estimate 6,000-8,000), Albert Lynch (Prussian/French, 1851-1912) LA JOLIE FILLE [THE PRETTY GIRL] with a sale price of 11,500 (estimate 3,000-5,000), while Liam O'Neill (b.1954) BRINGING HOME THE TURF achieved a result of 26,000 (estimate 12,000-18,000).
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Christmas Art Sale
11 December 2024 A seasonal sale of affordable art suitable as gifts of enduring value. Many prominent artists represented including Jack Yeats, Louis le Brocquy, Norah McGuinness, Graham Knuttel, Kenneth Webb, Markey Robinson, Pauline Bewick and many more.
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Irish & International Art
2 December 2024 Whytes Irish & International Art auction on Monday 2 December grossed over 1.2 million. An outstanding painting by Paul Henry demonstrated his amazing artistic talent and rightfully claimed top hammer price of 210,000 (lot 27, KILLARY BAY, CONNEMARA, c.1910-15). Jack Butler Yeats THE DUST ON THY CHARIOT WHEEL, 1945 attracted a winning bid of 160,000, and James Osborne (1940-1992) THE RACE, 1992 went for 6,800 to a collector with a keen interest in sculpture.
Other notable results include Letitia Marion Hamilton RHA (1878-1964) RAINBOW AND COTTAGES, which fetched 3,400 (estimate 1,500-2,000), William Crozier HRHA (1930-2011) STILL LIFE WITH PLANT AND BOUQUET with a sale price of 14,000 (estimate 8,000-12,000), while John Butler Yeats RHA (1839-1922) SELF PORTRAIT achieved a result of 1,250 (estimate 600-800).
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Autumn Online Art Auction
21 October 2024 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Graham Knuttel, Louise Mansfield, John Skelton, Ciaran Clear, Harry Kernoff, Imogen Stuart, Maurice MacGonigal, Sidney Nolan, Louis le Brocquy, Tony O'Malley, Patrick Caulfield, Neill Shawcross, Barry Castle and many more.
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Important Irish Art
30 September 2024 Whytes Important Irish Art auction on Monday 30 September grossed over 1.3 million. An outstanding painting by Jack Yeats created in his 85th year demonstrated his amazing artistic talent and rightfully claimed top hammer price of 210,000 (lot 30, Top Of The Tide). Paul Henrys STONY FIELDS OF KERRY attracted a winning bid of 180,000, and Leo Whelans portrait of Michael Collins went for 60,000 to a collector with a keen interest in Irish history.
Other notable results include Nano Reid (1900-1981) MEGALITHIC TOMB, which fetched 10,500 (estimate 6,000-8,000), Grace Henry HRHA (1868-1953) COTTAGES, ACHILL with a sale price of 13,000 (estimate 8,000-12,000), while Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) LADY URSULA VERNON, AT BRUREE HOUSE, COUNTY LIMERICK achieved a result of 20,000 (estimate 8,000-12,000).
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Summer Online Art Auction
1 July 2024 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Graham Knuttel, Louise Mansfield, John Skelton, Jack Butler Yeats, Colin Middleton, Nano Reid, Pauline Bewick, Rita Duffy, Neil Shawcross, Banksy, Edward Delaney and many more.
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ECLECTIC COLLECTOR
7 June 2024 Our annual Eclectic Collector auction takes place on 17 May to 7 June. This will be a timed on-line sale with viewing in our galleries.
The sale includes historical artefacts, manuscripts, documents, photographs, books, militaria and medals, weapons, memorabilia including advertising, sport and entertainment, coins, banknotes and other collectibles. 582 lots. Bidding is live now and ends at 30 second intervals from 5pm on Friday 7 June at www.bid.whytes.ie.
Highlights: 1809 letter from Emperor Napoleon (lot 34), Pαdraig Pearses original handwritten manuscript of 'The Fianna of Fionn' (lot 101), 1966 Rising Jubilee 4 ounce gold medal (lot 131), 1920 (21 November) British War medals to Captain G.T. Baggallay, assassinated by Michael Collins 'Squad' on 'Bloody Sunday' (lot 169), 1921 grocer's account for 'The Irish Delegation to the Treaty Talks in London' (lot 180), 1900-1910 Hurling, collection of Ed Hayes, Two Mile Borris, Including All-Ireland, Tipperary and Munster Championships. (8 medals, 2 cups) (lot 530).
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