Portrait of Jenny Yeats 51 x 40.6 cm. (20 x 16 in.) — John Butler Yeats (Irish, 1839-1922)

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Estimate: €6,000–€8,000 hammer ≈ $6,523–$8,698
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Sale: Bonhams — The Irish Sale - Vision & Voice, Dublin · 17 November 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-415914
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Butler Yeats, Portrait of Jenny Yeats 51 x 40.6 cm. (20 x 16 in.). Bonhams, 17 Nov 2023, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-415914.

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John Butler Yeats, Portrait of Jenny Yeats 51 x 40.6 cm. (20 x 16 in.). Bonhams, 17 Nov 2023, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-415914.

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From the same sale The Irish Sale - Vision & Voice · Nov 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Landscape with bridge and chimney 51 x 61 cm. (20 x 24 in.)	Colin Middleton R.h.a.	€15,000–€20,000
Cloonagh Bawn 63.3 x 76 cm. (24 7/8 x 29 7/8 in.)	Terence P Flanagan R.h.a., P.p.r.u.a.	€4,000–€6,000
Black & White Scarecrow, Green Field 41 x 49.2 cm. (16 1/8 x 19 3/8 in.)	John Shinnors	€12,000–€18,000
Two Boys (1916 Series No.3) 23.5 x 23.5 cm. (9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)	Barrie Cooke H.r.h.a.	€800–€1,200
Pompano in the Surf, Long Bay 38.2 x 43.2 cm. (15 x 17 in.)	Barrie Cooke H.r.h.a.	€1,000–€1,500
Portrait of Seamus Heaney 76.5 x 76.5 cm. (30 x 30 in.)	Barrie Cooke H.r.h.a.	€6,000–€8,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
John Butler Yeats	w. b. yeats as a boy	$8,045	Sotheby's, Sep 2017
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John Butler Yeats	john butler yeats \| a haunted chamber		Sotheby's, Sep 2020
John Butler Yeats	john butler yeats \| self-portrait		Sotheby's, Sep 2020
John Butler Yeats	portraits of jeanne robert foster		Sotheby's, May 2013
John Butler Yeats	john butler yeats \| three girls listening to music		Sotheby's, Sep 2020
John Butler Yeats	a haunted chamber [?]		Sotheby's, Sep 2017
John Butler Yeats	Enniscrone, Co. Sligo		Sotheby's, Sep 2017

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