Art Auctions
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Exceptional Irish Art
7 December 2020 Whyte’s is pleased to present this outstanding auction of Irish art. Artists represented in the collection include Walter Osborne, William Orpen, Jack Yeats, Paul Henry, George Russell (Æ), Wiliam Conor,Maurice MacGonigal, Gerard Dillon, Colin Middleton, Norah McGuinness, Dan O’Neill, Louis le Brocquy, TP Flanagan, Tony O’Malley, Camille Souter, Kenneth Webb, Donald Teskey, John Doherty and many others.
AUCTION: Monday, 7 December 2020. Viewing: 2-7 December.
VIEWING: By appointment at our premises: 30 November to 7 December Monday-Friday 10am to 5pm Saturday & Sunday 2pm to 6pm
View Lots Live Bidding E-Catalogue View Video View Virtual Tour Additions & Corrections Index 07-12-2020 18:00:00 07-12-2020 18:00:00 Europe/London Exceptional Irish Art Dublin Whyte's Auctions Whyte’s is pleased to present this outstanding auction of Irish art. Artists represented in the collection include Walter Osborne, William Orpen, Jack Yeats, Paul Henry, George Russell (Æ), Wiliam Conor,Maurice MacGonigal, Gerard Dillon, Colin Middleton, Norah McGuinness, Dan O’Neill, Louis le Brocquy, TP Flanagan, Tony O’Malley, Camille Souter, Kenneth Webb, Donald Teskey, John Doherty and many others. AUCTION: Monday, 7 December 2020. Viewing: 2-7 December. VIEWING: By appointment at our premises: 30 November to 7 December Monday-Friday 10am to 5pm Saturday & Sunday 2pm to 6pm info@whytes.ie -
Important Irish & International Art
19 October 2020 Whyte’s Irish & International Art Auction on 19 October, a total of €1.6 million (including 20% Buyers’ Premium) and a selling rate of 95% of lots offered. A new world record was established for the Modernist landscape painter Paul Henry (1876-1958) whose Sunny Day Connemara oil made €420,000 hammer price (estimate €150,000 to €250,000). A stained glass panel by the Harry Clarke Studio, estimated at €3,000 to €5,000, realised €36,000 hammer price and there were many instances of lots achieving over the top estimate.
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Autumn Online Art Auction
5 October 2020 Thought about dipping your toe into the art world? There has never been a better time to dive in and immerse yourself. With over 260 lots and guides from as low €60 to a top estimate of €5,000 this sale will encourage both cautious first-time buyers and those seasoned bidders to ‘click and win’ in this tempting online-only offering.
Most of the famous Irish artists are represented in this sale with affordable works.
VIEWING:
at our galleries by appointment. Visitors must wear face masks and use the sanitiser provided, as well as keeping a social distance from our staff and other viewers. Phone 01 6762888 or email Michelle Bourke, mb@whytes.ie for an appointment.
This is a Timed On-line Auction.
Timed auctions don’t have an auctioneer calling the bids – there’s just a bidding time frame and whoever bids highest during the time frame wins.
Each lot can be bid on for a defined time period. At the end of this period, the bidder who has submitted the highest bid wins the lot, provided the bid exceeds the reserve price.
You tell us the most you’re willing to pay – and we’ll bid intelligently for you, only bidding enough for you to meet the reserve or stay in the lead.
Don’t worry, your maximum bid is not disclosed, and is held in confidence on our bidding system. If someone bids higher than your ‘maximum’, we will send you an 'outbid alert' via email to let you know, so you can decide whether to bid more.
You'll know it's a timed auction as the end time will be displaced on the lot page. If a bid is placed in the last 5 minutes of the defined time period, the time period will be extended by 5 minutes.
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ONLINE SUMMER ART SALE
6 July 2020 CLOUDS PART AS WHYTE’S AUCTIONS RESUME WITH GLORIOUS SUMMER ONLINE SALE ON 6 JULY
Art aficionados will be delighted at the opportunity to freshen up the four walls to which they have been confined in recent months with an offering of over 240 lots in Whyte’s summer online-only auction.
Among the many artists featured are landscape painters Paul Henry, Frank McKelvey, James Humbert Craig, Cecil Maguire and George Gillespie. More modern artists include Louis le Brocquy, William Scott, George Campbell, Daniel O'Neill and Arthur Armstrong. Popular contemporary art is represented by Liam Belton, Graham Knuttel, Arthur Maderson, Gladys Maccabe and Markey Robinson. Sculptors include Orla de Brí, Rory Breslin, John Behan, Joseph Sloan, Paddy Campbell as well as Eamonn O’Doherty.
See the menu at right for catalogue options.
VIEWING at our galleries is strictly by appointment only. All visitors to our premises are requested to wear face masks for their protection and the protection of our staff; those handling collectibles must wear disposable gloves. All visitors must adhere to the 2 metre social distancing guidelines. -
Irish & International Art
9 March 2020 Over €1million sold in Whyte’s first major art sale of 2020
A fine start to the art auction season despite the inclement weather and the imminent threat of plague. Viewing was exceptionally strong and attendance in the room was as high as normal with over 100 present to compete with over 300 bidders on the internet, telephone, and absentees on the auctioneers book.
Highlights included Tadeusz Brzozowski MASTIFF (CWAJNOS) sold for €190,000, Jack Butler Yeats RUSTY GATES, €120,000, Paul Henry THE BOG ROAD, €54,000, Patrick Scott HRHA (1921-2014) DEVICE, and Donald Teskey COASTAL REPORT II. Over 80% of the lots sold.
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Timed Online Art Auction
17 February 2020 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Jack Yeats, Louis le Brocquy, Estella Solomons, Colin Middleton, Seán McSweeney, Markey Robinson and many more. For a complete list of artists in this auction click on iNDEX in the menu
Viewing Information
Wednesday to Friday 12 to 14 February 2020 & Monday 17 February 10am to 5pm daily at our galleries, 38 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. -
Irish & International Art
2 December 2019 Sale over. -
The Ernie O'Malley Collection in association with Christie's
25 November 2019 Whyte’s, in association with Christie’s, offered works from The Ernie O’Malley Collection, highlighted by five paintings by Jack Butler Yeats. Comprised of 100 lots, also including early sketches by Yeats and work by the artists Mainie Jellett, Evie Hone, Louis le Brocquy, Colin Middleton and Norah McGuinness, the auction formed an anthology of Irish art from the early 1900s to the 1950s. Ernie O’Malley was a leading revolutionary an in Ireland from 1916-22 who went on to publish two books detailing his experiences. The sale and international exhibitions provided an opportunity to discover his private passion for art and the relationships he developed with artists he encountered in America and Ireland.
The collection grossed €5.5 million, the highest result for an art auction in Ireland, including record breaking realisations for several works. -
Irish & International Art
16 September 2019 An outstanding opportunity to acquire works of quality and enduring value by Jack Yeats, Louis le Brocquy, May Guinness, Colin Middleton, Raoul Dufy, George Russell ("AE"), Charlotte MacCausland, Daniel O'Neill, James Humbert Craig, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Basil Blackshaw, and many more. Also including The Butler Gallery Benefit Sale of Contemporary Art. Enquiries to Peter Whyte pw@whytes.ie or telephone 01 676 2888
Printed catalogue available free at our galleries or €10 by post.
AUCTION: Monday 16 September 2019, starting at 6pm
VIEWING: Saturday to Monday 14-16 September, 10am to 6pm daily
VENUE: Royal Dublin Society Exhibition Centre (RDS) Hall 6, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge. Free parking for Whyte's clients -
Important Irish Art
27 May 2019 This exciting sale includes important works by George Barret, William Leech, Sir John Lavery, William Orpen, George Russell ("AE"), Jack Yeats, Paul Henry, Lilian Lucy Davidson, Frank McKelvey, James Humbert Craig, Laurence Stephen Lowry, Colin Middleton, Nevill Johnson, Louis le Brocquy, Basil Blackshaw, Hughie O'Donoghue and many more. Catalogue on-line soon. Enquiries to Peter Whyte pw@whytes.ie or telephone 01 676 2888
Printed catalogue available free at our galleries or €10 by post.
AUCTION: Monday 27 May 2019, starting at 6pm
VIEWING: Saturday to Monday 25-27 May, 10am to 6pm daily
VENUE: Royal Dublin Society Exhibition Centre (RDS) Hall 6, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge. Free parking for Whyte's clients
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Irish & International Art 03/19
4 March 2019 Following on from the successes of 2018, the best results since 2007 - where selling rates exceeded 80% in the majority of the art sales and some record prices were achieved - Whyte’s spring auction of Irish & International art promises to deliver another exciting opportunity for collectors to acquire rare artworks of enduring value. Some of the highlights already consigned include a beautiful oil by Margaret Clarke (illustrated), a rare and exquisitely designed piece of stained-glass from the workshop of the Master in the medium, Harry Clarke, a 1950s oil by Norah McGuinness and a sizeable oil by Jack B. Yeats. Among the other names also secured are Camille Souter, Evie Hone, Seán Keating, Roderic O’Conor, Gerard Dillon, Louis le Brocquy, Kenneth Webb and many others.
Catalogue will be published on our website on 8 February.
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Christmas Auction 2018
9 December 2018 Sale over. prices realised and list of unsold lots are published elsewhere on this site
Enquiries: Art - Adelle Hughes and Peter Whyte Collectibles - Stuart Purcell info@whytes.ie 01 676 2888 -
Important Irish Art 11/18
26 November 2018 GREAT RESULTS FOR GREAT ART
Continuing a very encouraging upward trend in the art market, this auction was extremely successful, with 85% selling rate and a gross sales total of €1.7 million. Some of the notable results were lot 25, Jack Yeats THE MAN WITH WRINKLED FACE at €245,000, 55 Louis le Brocquy IMAGE OF SAMUEL BECKETT €200,000, 22 Margaret Clarke SELF PORTRAIT €48,000, 15 Paul Henry MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE €44,000, 73 Basil Blackshaw RACEHORSE €40,000, 8 Nathaniel Hone STORMY COAST €30,000, 80 Rowan Gillespie LADDER OF LIFE €30,000 and 13 Aloysius O’Kelly FISHING BOATS AT CONCARNEAU €22,000.
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Irish & International Art 10/18
1 October 2018 Yet another very successful Whyte’s auction with 80% of lots sold for a total of €1.6 million. Some of the many highlights were lot 15, Jack Yeats Pilot Sligo River at €370,000, lot 59 Patrick Heron Bedroom Mousehole at €125,000, lot 32 Paul Henry Evening Silence and Peace County Mayo at €80,000, lot 26, Seán Keating Thinking Out Gobnet, €56,000, and lot 14A Walter Osborne Rush and Lusk, €40,000.
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Important Irish Art 05/18
28 May 2018 This was another highly successful sale, with over 80% sold, grossing €1.2 million. Notable results include: Jack Butler Yeats MORNING GLORY - €175,000; Paul Henry KILLARY BAY - €140,000; Daniel O'Neill MATERNITY - €18,000; Markey Robinson HARBOUR SCENE - €13,000; Peter Curling CAMERA PATROL, HEAD ON VIEW - €12,500; Cecil Maguire EVENING, OLD QUAY, ROUNDSTONE - €12,000; Rory Breslin MASK OF THE BLACKWATER - €11,500; Grace Henry IN A PUBLIC GARDEN - €10,000
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Irish & International Art Auction 02/18
26 February 2018 Sale over.
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Important Irish Art
27 November 2017 An outstanding opportunity to acquire works of quality and enduring value by John Lavery, Aloysius Kelly, William Leech, Jack Yeats, Paul Henry, William Conor, Seán Keating, Gerard Dillon, Dan O'Neill, George Campbell, Louis le Brocquy, Tony O’Malley, Basil Blackshaw, JB Vallely and Mark O'Neill, to mention but a few of the 150 artists represented.
Sale now over. Prices realised available on-line.
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Autumn Art Auction
23 October 2017 A wonderful collection of affordable art by famous and not so famous artists - a real treasure trove for collectors. Estimates from €100 each. -
IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART
2 October 2017 An outstanding opportunity to acquire works of quality and enduring value by Walter Osborne, Roderic O’Conor, William Orpen, John Lavery, William Leech, Jack Yeats, Paul Henry, William Conor, Seán Keating, Harry Kernoff, Maurice Wilks, JH Craig, George Campbell, Louis le Brocquy, Patrick Collins, F.E. McWilliam, Patrick Hennessy, Tony O’Malley, William Crozier, Hughie O’Donoghue and John Shinnors, to mention but a few of the 150 artists represented.
Catalogue on-site now. Enquiries to Adelle Hughes ah@whytes.ie or Peter Whyte, pw@whytes.ie -
Summer Art Auction
17 July 2017 Sale over.