Jack Butler Yeats
Jack Butler Yeats
1871 - 1957
RHA
Jack Butler Yeats was one of the most important expressionist Irish artists of the twentieth century. His subject matter often depicted landscapes, gypsies and Celtic mythology, and he applied his paint thickly with visible palette knife marks. Yeats was born in 1871 in London, England but grew up in Sligo, Ireland. He went back and forth between London and Dublin as he attended various art schools in London. In 1897 he moved to Devon, but in 1910, he returned to Ireland, living in Wicklow and finally Dublin.

Yeats began his painting career using the medium of watercolour, but switched to oil around 1906. His early paintings were more conservative, and his typical subject matter was romantic and realistic portrayals of urban and rural life in Ireland. In the 1920s his painting style underwent a major change. He adopted a more colourful palette, and began to paint with free and loose brush-strokes, and his subjects included scenes of circuses, music halls, horse races, landscapes of Ireland’s west coast, and themes from Irish mythology.
His works are in the collections of the National Gallery in Dublin, the Tate Gallery in London, the Ulster Museum in Belfast and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.
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The Friendly Well by Jack Butler Yeats sold for $229,250
Jack Butler Yeats
The Friendly Well
14 1/8 x 18 in 35.9 x 45.7 cm
1952
oil on board
Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000 CDN
Sold for: $229,250 CDN (premium included)
Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art on Wednesday, May 30, 2018
The Mail Car, Early Morning by Jack Butler Yeats sold for $227,500
Jack Butler Yeats
The Mail Car, Early Morning
9 x 14 in 22.9 x 35.6 cm
1920
oil on panel
Estimate: $125,000 - $175,000 CDN
Sold for: $227,500 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian and Irish Art Fall 2003 on Friday, November 28, 2003
The Boat Builder by Jack Butler Yeats sold for $161,000
Jack Butler Yeats
The Boat Builder
9 x 14 in 22.9 x 35.6 cm
1923
oil on panel
Estimate: $125,000 - $175,000 CDN
Sold for: $161,000 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian and Irish Art Fall 2003 on Friday, November 28, 2003
After the Next Race I'll be Giving Away a Gold Watch by Jack Butler Yeats sold for $5,938
Jack Butler Yeats
After the Next Race I'll be Giving Away a Gold Watch
11 1/4 x 9 in 28.6 x 22.9 cm
mixed media on paper
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,938 CDN (premium included)
International Art on Thursday, April 28, 2022
Two Works by Jack Butler Yeats sold for $1,955
Jack Butler Yeats
Two Works
Estimate: $900 - $1,200 CDN
Sold for: $1,955 CDN (premium included)
November / December 2003 on Saturday, December 06, 2003
Main Street in a Country Village by Jack Butler Yeats sold for $690
Jack Butler Yeats
Main Street in a Country Village
3 1/2 x 14 1/2 in 8.9 x 36.8 cm
hand-coloured print
Estimate: $400 - $600 CDN
Sold for: $690 CDN (premium included)
July 2006 ~1st Session on Saturday, July 29, 2006