Art Auctions
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Important Irish Art
2 December 2024 Following another highly successful auction in September, bringing impressive results for our sellers, we are now accepting consignments for our next auction of Important Irish Art on 2 December 2024.
Email - Peter Whyte pw@whytes.ie
Telephone: 01 6762888
(from outside Ireland: +353 (0)1 676 2888)
10am to 5pm GMT Monday to Friday.
Entries close Friday 25 October. Please contact us now if interested in consigning.02-12-2024 18:00:00 02-12-2024 18:00:00 Europe/London Important Irish Art Dublin Whyte's Auctions Following another highly successful auction in September, bringing impressive results for our sellers, we are now accepting consignments for our next auction of Important Irish Art on 2 December 2024. Email - Peter Whyte pw@whytes.ie Telephone: 01 6762888 (from outside Ireland: +353 (0)1 676 2888) 10am to 5pm GMT Monday to Friday. Entries close Friday 25 October. Please contact us now if interested in consigning. info@whytes.ie -
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.
AUCTION:
Ends from 6pm on Monday 21 October
VIEWING:
At our galleries:
Monday to Friday 14-18 October, 10am to 5pm
Saturday 19 October, 2pm to 5pm
Monday 21 October, 10am to 5pmView Lots Live Bidding E-Catalogue Additions & Corrections Index 21-10-2024 06:00:00 21-10-2024 06:00:00 Europe/London Autumn Online Art Auction Dublin Whyte's Auctions 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. AUCTION: Ends from 6pm on Monday 21 October VIEWING: At our galleries: Monday to Friday 14-18 October, 10am to 5pm Saturday 19 October, 2pm to 5pm Monday 21 October, 10am to 5pm info@whytes.ie -
Important Irish Art
30 September 2024 Whyte’s 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 Henry’s STONY FIELDS OF KERRY attracted a winning bid of €180,000, and Leo Whelan’s 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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Important Irish Art
27 May 2024 Whyte’s Important Irish Art auction on Monday 27 May grossed over €2 million. Large oil paintings got the best prices: Jack Yeats’ 1952 Discovery grossed €473,000 and Paul Henry’s 1916 A Village in the West made €348,000 including buyers’ commission. Whyte’s auction results in the first half of 2024 confirm the continuing demand for Irish art of quality and value, and Whyte’s position as foremost in the Irish art market.
Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882-1978) IN THE WINDOW, 1920s sold for €90,000 (estimate €60,000-€80,000), Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA (1856-1941) MISS ALICE FULTON AT PAISLEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB, 1889 fetched €95,000 (estimate €60,000-€80,000), William John Leech RHA ROI (1881-1968) THE PLACE, CONCARNEAU, MORNING reached a sale price of €20,000 (estimate €4,000-€6,000), while William Conor OBE RHA RUA ROI (1881-1968) THE WHIRL OF THE DANCE achieved a result of €42,000 (estimate €20,000-€30,000).
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Spring Online Art Auction
25 March 2024 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Gerard Dillon, Seán Keating, Nano Reid, Mary Swanzy, Maurice MacGonigal, George Campbell, Pauline Bewick, Graham Knuttel, Richard Gorman, John Ffrench and many more.
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Important Irish Art
11 March 2024 Our 11 March auction of Important Irish Art saw strong demand for works of exceptional quality.
The top lot, Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958), COTTAGES BY A LAKE, ACHILL, CONNEMARA, sold for a hammer price €220,000 (Estimate €180,000-€220,000). Frank McKelvey RHA RUA (1895-1974) FAIR DAY, ROUNDSTONE, COUNTY GALWAY c.1959 sold for €26,000 (estimate €15,000-€20,000), Grace Henry HRHA (1868-1953) LITTLE WAVES, ACHILL, 1915-19 fetched €30,000 (estimate €10,000-€15,000), Fortunino Matania (1881-1963) THE LAST GENERAL ABSOLUTION OF THE MUNSTERS AT RUE DU BOIS reached a sale price of €61,000 (estimate €30,000-€40,000), while Bridget Riley RA (b.1931) ECHO, 1998 achieved a result of €8,000 (estimate €3,000-€5,000).
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ART FOR GAZA
2 March 2024 All proceeds to Médecins Sans Frontières.
No Buyer’s Commission – Please bid generously.
On view at The Copper House Gallery, 9 St Kevin’s Cottages, Portobello, Dublin 8 D08 EE73 10am to 5pm 29 February to 2 March
Bidding at the timed online auction starts on 23 February at bid.whytes.ie, closing on Saturday 2 March at 5pm to 7pm.
The art has been generously donated by leading Irish artists. The entire proceeds of the auction, without deduction of costs, will go to Médecins Sans Frontières, Doctors Without Borders who are working on the ground in Gaza.
Artwork for sale includes pieces by President Michael D. Higgins, Sean Scully, Mick Mulcahy, Charlie Tyrell, Brian Henderson, Alice Hanratty, Guggi, Tim Booth, Dorothy Cross, Brian Bourke, Jay Murphy, James English, Domino Whisker, John Behan, Brian Maguire, Suzy O’Mullane, Maria Simmonds Gooding, Abigail O’Brien, Michael Kane, Constance Short, Michele Sweetman, Brona Anderson, Shane MacGowan, Annette McNamee, Jim Fitzpatrick, Rowan Gillespie, Roisin Murphy, Orla de Brí, John Noel Smith, Shevaun Doherty, Eric Luke, Pauline Bewick, John Gerrard and the UK’s Michael Landy and Michael Stipe.
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The Christmas Sale of Art & Collectibles
13 December 2023 A seasonal sale of art, books, silver, rare wines and spirits suitable as gifts of enduring value.
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Important Irish Art
4 December 2023 Our 4 December auction of Important Irish Art saw strong demand for works of exceptional quality.
Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA (1856-1941) SWITZERLAND [HAZEL AND ALICE], 1913, sold for €230,000 (Estimate €180,000-€220,000), Seán Keating PRHA HRA HRSA (1889-1977) THE GOOSE GIRL, 1917 sold for €62,000 (estimate €25,000-€35,000), Mainie Jellett (1897-1944) ABSTRACT COMPOSITION, c.1929 fetched €27,000 (estimate €10,000-€15,000), 19th Century Irish School RUINS OF THE ROYAL ARCADE, DUBLIN recorded a sale price of €12,000 (estimate €6,000-€8,000), while Mark O'Neill (b.1963) AWAITING FRIENDS, 2011 achieved a result of €8,000 (estimate €5,000-€7,000).
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Autumn Online Art Auction
23 October 2023 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Paul Henry, William Orpen, Jack Yeats, Pauline Bewick, Graham Knuttel, Imogen Stuart, Banksy and many more.
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Irish & International Art
2 October 2023 Whyte’s is pleased to present this important auction of Irish and International art. Artists represented in the collection include William Percy French, Letitia Hamilton, Rose Mary Barton, William Orpen, John Lavery, Paul Henry, William Leech, William Conor, Seán Keating, Gerard Dillon, Norah McGuinness, Patrick Collins, Louis le Brocquy, Tony O'Malley, Donald Teskey, John Shinnors, Genieve Figgis, Rowan Gillespie and many more.
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Summer Online Art Sale
10 July 2023 An exciting array of accessible art from Ireland and around the world. Many prominent artists represented including Paul Henry, Jack Yeats, Norah McGuinness, Graham Knuttel, Robert Ballagh, Markey Robinson, Pauline Bewick and many more.
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Irish & International Art
29 May 2023 Whyte’s is pleased to present this important auction of Irish and International art. Artists represented in the collection include Jack Butler Yeats, Paul Henry, Roderic O'Conor, Camille Souter, Louis le Brocquy, George Russell, Mary Swanzy, Evie Hone, Basil Blackshaw, Patrick Collins, Tony O'Malley, Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, L. S. Lowry, Bob Dylan and many more.
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Spring Online Art Auction
3 April 2023 Thought about dipping your toe into the art world? There has never been a better time to dive in and immerse yourself. 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.
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Important Irish Art
6 March 2023 Whyte’s is pleased to present this auction of important Irish art. Included in the sale are major works by Paul Henry, Jack Butler Yeats, William Leech, Grace Henry, Lilian Lucy Davidson, Patrick Hennessy, Maurice MacGonigal, Norah McGuinness, Mainie Jellett, Mary Swanzy, Daniel O'Neill, Colin Middleton, Pauline Bewick, Louis le Brocquy, Patrick Collins, Donald Teskey, Stephen McKenna and many others.
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Christmas Online Art Auction
12 December 2022 A seasonal sale of affordable art suitable as gifts of enduring value. This auction will encourage both cautious first-time buyers and those seasoned bidders to ‘click and win’ in this tempting online-only offering. Most famous Irish artists are represented in the sale.
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Important Irish Art
28 November 2022 Whyte’s is pleased to present this auction of important Irish art. Included in the sale are major works by Paul Henry, Louis le Brocquy, Mainie Jellett, Walter Osborne, Seán Keating, Mary Swanzy, Roderic O'Conor, John Lavery, Norah McGuinness, William Scott, Daniel O'Neill, Colin Middleton, Peter Curling, John Shinnors and many more.
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Autumn Online Art Auction
17 October 2022 Thought about dipping your toe into the art world? There has never been a better time to dive in and immerse yourself. 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.
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Irish & International Art
26 September 2022 Whyte’s is pleased to present this important auction of Irish and International art. Artists represented in the collection include Jack Butler Yeats, Roderic O'Conor, John Lavery, Seán Keating, Norah McGuinness, Harry Kernoff, Mainie Jellett, Colin Middleton, Grace Henry, William Scott, Pauline Bewick, Louis le Brocquy, John Shinnors, Donald Teskey, Joseph Edward Southall, Bob Dylan and many more.
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