Lot 4 · A Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian P. Burns
the sea captain
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $32,009–$44,812
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian P. Burns, London · 21 November 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4705705
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jack B. Yeats R.h.a., the sea captain. Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2018, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4705705.
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Jack B. Yeats R.h.a., the sea captain. Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2018, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4705705.
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From the same sale A Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian P. Burns · Nov 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the liffey rowers (islandbridge, dublin) | Paul Kelley | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| self portrait with palette | Kathleen Fox | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| the lonely sea | Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| w.b. yeats, study | Rowan Gillespie | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| september morning, keel | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| cushendun bay, co. antrim | James Humbert Craig R.H.A. R.U.A. | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | Rocks Near Ballycastle, Co. Mayo | $33,703 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | jack b. yeats, r.h.a. | ballycastle bay | Sotheby's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | the card players | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | The Beach Comber | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | the valley wood | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | A Sandhill near Tralee Bay | Une colline de sable près de Tr | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | the artist's scribbling diary for 1889, with almanac, interl | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | The Road to Galway | Sotheby's, May 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.