J. P. Donleavy Paintings & Artwork for Sale | J. P. Donleavy Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 06, 2025
J. P. Donleavy Signed Ltd. Ed. Book, The Ginger Man
Est: $10 - $200
Pennsylvania: Franklin Center, 1978. Signed hardcover book, bound in green with a gilded vertical lines on the cover. J.P. Donleavy (1926-2017) was an Irish-American novelist and playwright, known for his picaresque style and dark humor. The Ginger Man, a 386-page novel, follows the adventures of a roguish, flawed American living in post-war Dublin. Artist: J.P. Donleavy Issued: 1978 Dimensions: 6.25"L x 1.5"W x 9"H Country of Origin: United States
Lion and Unicorn
Dec. 29, 2024
J. P. Donleavy Signed Ltd. Ed. Book, The Ginger Man
Est: $10 - $200
Pennsylvania: Franklin Center, 1978. Signed hardcover book, bound in green with a gilded vertical lines on the cover. J.P. Donleavy (1926-2017) was an Irish-American novelist and playwright, known for his picaresque style and dark humor. The Ginger Man, a 386-page novel, follows the adventures of a roguish, flawed American living in post-war Dublin. Artist: J.P. Donleavy Issued: 1978 Dimensions: 6.25"L x 1.5"W x 9"H Manufacturer: Franklin Mint Corporation Country of Origin: United States
Lion and Unicorn
Oct. 09, 2024
Lot of 5 novels: including Moby Dick, Fahrenheit 451, 8 1/4"H x 5 3/4"W (largest)
Est: $40 - $60
Lot of 5 novels: including Moby Dick, Fahrenheit 451 The Greatest Thing in the World, Collins Clear-Type Press, Great Britain. Moby Dick, R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1930. The Ginger Man, J.P. Donleavy, first printing, Random House, NY, 1961. Lady Chatterley's Lover, D.H. Lawrence, Greenwich House, 1983. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, 50th anniversary edition, Random House, NY, 1982.
Ripley Auctions
Sep. 21, 2023
J.P. Donleavy signed The Ginger Man, early ed.
Est: $300 - $500
Heading: Author: Donleavy, J.P. Title: The Ginger Man Place Published: New York Publisher:McDowell, Obolensky Date Published: [1958] Description: Introduction by Arland Ussher. Navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket printed in red. Revised edition.Signed by author on the front flyleaf.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Aug. 04, 2023
J P Donleavy
Est: $50 - $80
Ten books by J P Donleavy. All hardbacks in dustwrappers. Some first UK editions. American born author of Irish heritage.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Jun. 24, 2023
J. P. Donleavy, The Ginger Man, The Olympia Press
Est: $50 - $100
Turner Auctions and Appraisals ushers in the next generation with andDaughters Auctions, founded by daughters Cassandra and Elysia Turner, along with Jason Krell. &Daughter Notes. J.P. Donleavy, The Ginger Man Travellers Companion Series in English. Second Olympia Press edition of the author's debut novel. Olympia Press books were best known for their erotic and avant-garde literary fiction. Evolving from Jack Kahane's Obelisk Press, Olympia Press, a publishing house created in 1953 in Paris, was founded by Kahane's son, Maurice Girodias. Printed in English, books published by Olympia Press were censored in the UK and America. Because of their explicit content, the French eventually began to ban and seize the books published by Olympia Press in the 1950s. Often the books were destroyed. Olympia Press is best known for publishing, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs, and The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy. Now is your chance to own a piece of controversial publishing history.
Turner Auctions + Appraisals
May. 09, 2023
J.P. DONLEAVY (1926-2017) In the Moon Machine Watercolour, 30 x 25cm Signed, inscribed and dated 1994
Est: €600 - €800
J.P. DONLEAVY (1926-2017) In the Moon Machine Watercolour, 30 x 25cm Signed, inscribed and dated 1994
Adam's
Sep. 17, 2021
The Ginger Man, signed J.P. Donleavy The Ginger Man, signed J.P. Donleavy D
Est: $800 - $1,200
The Ginger Man, signed J.P. Donleavy The Ginger Man, signed J.P. Donleavy DONLEAVY, J.P. (1926-2017). The Ginger Man. Paris: Olympia Press, 1955. Signed first edition of the author's first book, published in wrappers in Paris. The…
Christie's
Jun. 02, 2021
J.P Donleavy (1926 - 2017) - Still Life Studies A set of three
Est: €600 - €800
J.P Donleavy (1926 - 2017) Still Life Studies A set of three Watercolours, 31 x 40cm (12 x 15¾) Signed Starting Bid: € 420
Adam's
Dec. 02, 2019
J. P. Donleavy (1926-2017) PRAY HOMAGE TO THE NEW MOON, 1975
Est: €800 - €1,200
signed and dated lower right
Whyte's
Oct. 24, 2016
J. P. Donleavy (b.1926) SELF PORTRAIT, 1990 and LADY WEARING A HAT (A PAIR)
Est: €300 - €500
Self Portrait signed and dated lower right and with inscribed Tom Caldwell Galleries label on reverse; Lady Wearing a Hat signed lower left;
Whyte's
Jun. 27, 2014
J.P Donleavy (b. 1926) - Three original drawings
Est: £600 - £800
J.P Donleavy (b. 1926) - Three original drawings the first titled 'Ah ha keep on pecking but wouldn't you like to know what I know' , the second titled 'Ready to give you your injection' and the third titled 'The winner as young foal' each pen and ink with watercolour, average dimensions 9 x 13 in. (23 x 33 cm), all signed at lower margin Provenance: Molesworth Gallery, Dublin. Collection of Barry Flanagan, London (purchased from the above in 2006). IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
Jan. 29, 2014
δ JP Donleavy (b. 1926), Deeply purple
Est: £200 - £300
δ JP Donleavy (b. 1926), Deeply purple Beastly Beautitude, Watercolour, Signed lower centre, 35 x 24cm (9 1/2 x 13 3/4in). The Irish American author JP Donleavy began his artistic career in 1947 as a painter rather than as a writer. His most important book, The Ginger Man', was published in 1951. Provenance: Mr John Penrose, Yanworth, Gloucestershire
Dreweatts 1759
Sep. 14, 2013
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926) BEASTLY BEATITUDE, 1968 and MONKEY CREATURE (A PAIR)
Est: €600 - €800
the first, signed and dated [August, 1968] lower centre; with inscribed Tom Caldwell Galleries label on reverse; the second, signed lower centre; with inscribed Tom Caldwell Galleries label on reverse
Whyte's
Dec. 09, 2012
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926) BEASTLY BEATITUDE, 1968 and MONKEY CREATURE (A PAIR)
Est: €600 - €800
the first, signed and dated [August, 1968] lower centre; with inscribed Tom Caldwell Galleries label on reverse; the second, signed lower centre; with inscribed Tom Caldwell Galleries label on reverse
Whyte's
Nov. 16, 2011
J.P. Donleavy (Irish, born 1926) 'Beast and Bird West of Idaho at the New Moon'
Est: £300 - £500
'Beast and Bird West of Idaho at the New Moon' signed and dated 'J.P.Donleavy/92' (lower left), watercolour, 24 x 29cm (9 7/16 x 11 7/16in).
Bonhams
Sep. 28, 2011
J.P. DONLEAVY (B.1926) Beastly Beatitude in Yellow
Est: €400 - €600
J.P. DONLEAVY (B.1926) Beastly Beatitude in Yellow Watercolour and ink, 24 x 33cms (9.5 x 13") Signed Exhibited: J.P. Donleavy Exhibition, The Godolphin Gallery, Dublin, September 1986, Cat. No. 6 This lot is accompanied by an original copy of the exhibition catalogue
Adam's
Sep. 07, 2011
J.P. DONLEAVY (b.1926) Snake of Venomous Colours
Est: €300 - €500
J.P. DONLEAVY (b.1926) Snake of Venomous Colours Ink and watercolour, 31 x 38.5cm Signed and dated (19)'89
Adam's
Dec. 13, 2010
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926), MONKEY CREATURE [ABSTRACT]
Est: €500 - €700
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926), MONKEY CREATURE [ABSTRACT] and TWO OTHER WORKS, pen and ink with gouache, signed lower centre; with inscribed Tom Caldwell Galleries label on reverse. 14 by 18cm., 5.5 by 7.25in.
Whyte's
Dec. 13, 2010
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926), BEASTLY BEATITUDE, 1968,
Est: €800 - €1,000
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926), BEASTLY BEATITUDE, 1968, watercolour, signed and dated [August, 1968] lower centre; with inscribed Tom Caldwell Galleries label on reverse. 25 by 34cm., 10 by 13.5in.
Whyte's
Dec. 13, 2010
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926), NUDE STUDY: WOMAN WITH RED
Est: €600 - €800
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926), NUDE STUDY: WOMAN WITH RED FLOWER, 1950, watercolour with pen and ink over paper, signed and dated lower right. 54 by 37cm., 21.2 5 by 14.5in.
Whyte's
Sep. 22, 2009
J.P. Donleavy (Irish, born 1926) Pink Hen
Est: £600 - £800
Pink Hen signed 'J.P.Donleavy' (lower centre), watercolour and ink 26 x 35.5cm (10 1/4 x 14in). together with two further watercolours by the same hand (3)
Bonhams
Sep. 22, 2009
J.P. Donleavy (Irish, born 1926) Black bird in flight
Est: £400 - £600
Black bird in flight signed 'J.P.Donleavy' (lower right), watercolour 49.5 x 34.5cm (19 1/2 x 13 9/16in). together with a further watercolour by the same hand (2)
Bonhams
Mar. 02, 2009
J. P. Donleavy (b.1926) NUDE STUDY: WOMAN WITH RED
Est: €800 - €1,000
J. P. Donleavy (b.1926) NUDE STUDY: WOMAN WITH RED FLOWER, 1950 signed and dated lower right watercolour with pen and ink on paper 48 by 30cm., 19 by 12in> Born in New York City of Irish parents, James Patrick Donleavy served in the US Navy during World War II. He came to Dublin after the war on the GI Bill of Rights programme and studied macrobiology at Trinity College. Among his many friends were writers Patrick Kavanagh and Brendan Behan and painter Ralph Cusack. Attracting controversy as a painter he exhibited in the Stephen's Green Gallery in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Jack Yeats commented favourably on his work, especially on his oil painting technique. It was as a writer that he was to find international fame and his first novel, The Ginger Man (1955) was hailed as a comic masterpiece. Among his other works are A Singular Man (1963), The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B (1968), The Onion Eaters (1971), Leila (1983), Are You Listening, Rabbi Low? (1987) and That Darcy, That Dancer, That Gentleman (1990). He became an Irish citizen in 1967 and lives in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath where he writes, paints and farms. While writing became his career his painting took a back seat but he has returned to it many times over the past fifty years, often providing illustrations for his books or for articles written in magazines such as The New Yorker. He exhibited at the Tom Caldwell Gallery in the 1980s and had a joint exhibition in 1990 in London with his daughter, Karen, a talented painter and highly successful ceramicist and potter now living in the USA>
Whyte's
Jan. 27, 2009
J.P. Donleavy (Irish, born 1926) The green dog
Est: £800 - £1,200
The green dog signed 'J.P Donleavy' (lower centre), watercolour and ink 24.5 x 35.5cm (9 5/8 x 14in).
Bonhams
Sep. 29, 2008
J. P. Donleavy (b.1926) NUDE STUDY: WOMAN WITH RED
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
J. P. Donleavy (b.1926) NUDE STUDY: WOMAN WITH RED FLOWER, 1950 signed and dated lower right watercolour with pen and ink lower right on paper 48 by 30cm., 19 by 12in.
Whyte's
Jun. 17, 2008
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926) Lady Wearing A Hat Ink and
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926) Lady Wearing A Hat Ink and watercolour on paper, 24 x 29.5cm Signed
Adam's
Jun. 17, 2008
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926) Self Portrait Ink and
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926) Self Portrait Ink and watercolour on paper, 38 x 26.5cm Signed and dated 1990
Adam's
May. 17, 2008
J. P. Donleavy (b.1926) WOMAN UNDRESSED IN THE
Est: €500 - €700
J. P. Donleavy (b.1926) WOMAN UNDRESSED IN THE CATACOMBS signed lower left; gallery label on reverse watercolour with pen and ink 37 by 21cm., 14.75 by 8.25in. Exhibited: Solo exhibition, Molesworth Gallery, Dublin, February 2006, catalogue no. 50
Whyte's
May. 08, 2008
Well we started off Slow before we became a Winner
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
J.P. Donleavy (b. 1926) Well we started off Slow before we became a Winner signed 'J.P. Donleavy' (lower right) ink and watercolour 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.) Executed circa 1985.
Christie's
May. 08, 2008
Ah a Cavity
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
J.P. Donleavy (b. 1926) Ah a Cavity signed and dated 'J P Donleavy/1990' (lower centre) ink and watercolour 7¼ x 12½ in. (18.4 x 31.7 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 15, 2007
J. P. Donleavy (b.1926) SELF PORTRAIT signed lower
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
J. P. Donleavy (b.1926) SELF PORTRAIT signed lower right watercolour with pen and ink 30 by 24cm., 12 by 9.5in.
Whyte's
May. 26, 2007
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926) HAPPY FISH signed lower
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
J.P. Donleavy (b.1926) HAPPY FISH signed lower left; original gallery label on reverse watercolour with pen and ink 27 by 37cm., 10.5 by 14.5in. Provenance: Tom Caldwell Galleries, Dublin and Belfast; Private collection
Whyte's
May. 10, 2007
That's right, I'm thinking about it
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
J.P. Donleavy (b. 1926) That's right, I'm thinking about it signed and dated 'J.P. Donleavy 1994' (lower centre) pen and watercolour 8 x 11¾ in. (20.4 x 29.8 cm.)
Christie's
May. 10, 2007
I have business to attend to
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
J.P. Donleavy (b. 1926) I have business to attend to signed 'J.P. Donleavy' (lower right) ink and watercolour 8¾ x 12¼ in. (22.2 x 31.1 cm.)
Christie's