Seán O'Sullivan Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Seán O'Sullivan Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 27, 2024
Sean OSullivan RHA (1906 1964) Coastal Landscape with Cottage Oil on panel, 40.5 x 50.8cms (16 x 20) Signed Provenance: Sale, these rooms, 2/5/2012, lot 40
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Sean OSullivan RHA (1906 1964) Coastal Landscape with Cottage Oil on panel, 40.5 x 50.8cms (16 x 20) Signed Provenance: Sale, these rooms, 2/5/2012, lot 40
Adam's
Nov. 07, 2023
SEAN O'SULLIVAN RHA (1906 - 1964)
Est: €400 - €600
Inscribed Sean O'Sullivan. 40 Ave Foch Paris 1959. Room interior. Watercolour. Dawson Gallery label verso. Oriel Gallery label verso. Framed. Provenance: The Dr. Kevin Moynihan Collection, Macroom, Co. Cork. Approximate Time: 12:22 Lot No: 195
Sheppards
Sep. 27, 2023
Sean OSullivan RHA (1906 1964) Coastal Lansdcape with Cottage Oil on panel, 40.5 x 50.8cms (16 x 20) Signed Provenance: Sale, these rooms, 2/5/2012, lot 40
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Sean OSullivan RHA (1906 1964) Coastal Lansdcape with Cottage Oil on panel, 40.5 x 50.8cms (16 x 20) Signed Provenance: Sale, these rooms, 2/5/2012, lot 40
Adam's
Sep. 27, 2023
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Barge on the River Seine, Paris Gouache, 33 x 36cms (13 x 14) Provenance: Sale, these rooms, 2/5/2012, lot 64
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Barge on the River Seine, Paris Gouache, 33 x 36cms (13 x 14) Provenance: Sale, these rooms, 2/5/2012, lot 64
Adam's
Sep. 27, 2023
Sean OSullivan RHA (1906 1964) Carna, Connemara Oil on panel 16.5 x 24cm (6.5 x 9.4) Signed, inscribed 'Carna' and dated 1939 Artists handwritten notes verso Provenance: Sale, these rooms, 2/5/2012, lot 4
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Sean OSullivan RHA (1906 1964) Carna, Connemara Oil on panel 16.5 x 24cm (6.5 x 9.4) Signed, inscribed 'Carna' and dated 1939 Artists handwritten notes verso Provenance: Sale, these rooms, 2/5/2012, lot 4
Adam's
May. 29, 2023
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) BATHING BABY
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) BATHING BABY oil on board h:13 w:16.50 in. Not signed, with a plaque reading 'Painted by Seán O'Sulivan RHA'; From the collection of a deceased Government minister.
Whyte's
Apr. 05, 2023
Sean O'Sullivan Irish, 1906-1964 Cottage Interior, Co. Kerry
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Sean O'Sullivan Irish, 1906-1964 Cottage Interior, Co. Kerry Signed Sean O Sullivan (lr) Oil on panel 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm) Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin, Aug. 1959 Literature: Prof. I. Bodkin, Four Irish Painters, George Barret, James A. O'Connor, Walter F. Osborne, Nathaniel Hone, Dublin: The Talbot Press C Property from the Collection of Helen Sonnenberg Tucker
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 06, 2023
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) BATHING BABY
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) BATHING BABY oil on board h:13 w:16.50 in.
Whyte's
Nov. 16, 2022
Sean O'Sullivan, R.H.A. (1906-1964) "Cathal O'Shannon," charcoal, seated with glass in hand, approx.
Est: €350 - €500
Sean O'Sullivan, R.H.A. (1906-1964) "Cathal O'Shannon," charcoal, seated with glass in hand, approx. 33cms x 27cms (13" x 11") signed and dated 'Sean O'Sullivan R.H. 1950' mounted and framed. (1)
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Mar. 07, 2022
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) PORTRAIT OF TERRY, THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER
Est: €800 - €1,200
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) PORTRAIT OF TERRY, THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER oil on board signed lower right h:16 w:12.50 in. Provenance: Gifted by the artist to the previous owner; Thence by descent
Whyte's
Jun. 02, 2021
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) - A Blasket Islander
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) A Blasket Islander Pencil, 40 x 30cm (15¾ x 11¾'') Signed, inscribed 'Dunquinn' and dated 1932 Starting Bid: € 700
Adam's
Mar. 18, 2021
λ Sean O'Sullivan (Irish 1906-1965), Portrait of Daphne, Marchioness of Bath
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
λ Sean O'Sullivan (Irish 1906-1965)Portrait of Daphne, Marchioness of BathOil on canvasSigned and dated 1948 (lower right)76.5 x 63.5cm (30 x 25 in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Dec. 07, 2020
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) PORTRAIT OF SEÁN Ó FAOLÁIN, 1963
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
signed and dated lower right
Whyte's
Nov. 20, 2020
SEAN O'SULLIVAN, Ireland/England, 1906-1964, Figures along the Irish coastline., Oil on canvasboard, 20" x 24". Framed 26" x 30".
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
SEAN O'SULLIVAN Ireland/England, 1906-1964 Figures along the Irish coastline. Signed lower right "Sean O'Sullivan". Provenance: Adams Gallery, Dublin. Private Collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Oil on canvasboard, 20" x 24". Framed 26" x 30".
Eldred's
Oct. 27, 2020
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) St. Audeon's Under Snow
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) St. Audeon's Under Snow oil on board signed lower right h:46 w:56 cm. Provenance: James Adam, Dublin, Sean O'Sullivan Sale, 2nd May 2012, Lot 12; Private Collection Exhibited: 'Thirty Years', Victor Waddington Galleries, Dublin, February 1956, Cat.No.19
Morgan O'Driscoll
Sep. 03, 2019
SEAN O'SULLIVAN, ARHA (IRISH, 1906-1964)
Est: €400 - €600
Portrait, Pencil sketch, signed and dated 1920, Provenance: All Hallows College, Dublin 9
Sheppards
Mar. 27, 2019
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Portrait of Mrs. R. Smyllie, in a West of Ireland LandscapeOil on canvas, 76 x 64cm (30 x 25¼'')Signed and dated 1943Exhibited: Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy, 1944, Catalogue No.124.Mrs Smyllie was married to Ro
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Portrait of Mrs. R. Smyllie, in a West of Ireland LandscapeOil on canvas, 76 x 64cm (30 x 25¼'')Signed and dated 1943Exhibited: Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy, 1944, Catalogue No.124.Mrs Smyllie was married to Robert 'Bertie' Smyllie who, from 1934 until 1953 was the editor of The Irish Times.
Adam's
Mar. 27, 2019
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Portrait of a Lady in a Black Lace DressOil on canvas, 47 x 41cm (18½ x 16¼'')Signed and dated indistinctly 1941
Est: €700 - €1,000
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Portrait of a Lady in a Black Lace DressOil on canvas, 47 x 41cm (18½ x 16¼'')Signed and dated indistinctly 1941
Adam's
Mar. 04, 2019
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) FARMER SEATED IN A LANDSCAPE, COUNTY GALWAY, 1952
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
signed and dated lower right; with Dawson Gallery label on reverse
Whyte's
Nov. 12, 2018
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) St. Audeon's Under Snow
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) St. Audeon's Under Snow oil on board signed lower right h:46 w:56 cm. Provenance: James Adam, Dublin, Sean O'Sullivan Sale, 2nd May 2012, Lot 12; Private Collection Exhibited: 'Thirty Years', Victor Waddington Galleries, Dublin, February 1956, Cat.No.19
Morgan O'Driscoll
Jul. 09, 2018
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) PORTRAIT OF ERNEST BLYTHE, 1948
Est: €800 - €1,200
signed and dated lower right
Whyte's
Mar. 27, 2018
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)A Co. Galway FarmerOil on board, 61 x 51cm (24 x 20'')Signed, inscribed 'Co. Galway' and dated 1952
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)A Co. Galway FarmerOil on board, 61 x 51cm (24 x 20'')Signed, inscribed 'Co. Galway' and dated 1952
Adam's
Mar. 27, 2018
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Bathers in a RiverOil on board, 50 x 58.5cm (19¾ x 23'')Signed and dated (19)45Provenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Est: €1,200 - €1,600
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Bathers in a RiverOil on board, 50 x 58.5cm (19¾ x 23'')Signed and dated (19)45Provenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Adam's
Dec. 12, 2017
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Figure Overlooking Calary Bay at SunsetOil on board, 45 x 50cm (17½ x 19½'')SignedProvenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Est: €800 - €1,200
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Figure Overlooking Calary Bay at SunsetOil on board, 45 x 50cm (17½ x 19½'')SignedProvenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Adam's
Mar. 29, 2017
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Portrait of the Writer Máirtin Ó CadhainPastel, 45.75 x 35.5cm (18 x 14'')Signed and dated 1951Exh. Trinity College (Dublin) 1972, Sáirséal agus Dill commemorative exhibition.Repr. Cois Caoláire (1953); An tSrai
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Portrait of the Writer Máirtin Ó CadhainPastel, 45.75 x 35.5cm (18 x 14'')Signed and dated 1951Exh. Trinity College (Dublin) 1972, Sáirséal agus Dill commemorative exhibition.Repr. Cois Caoláire (1953); An tSraith Dhá Tógáil (1970); As an nGéibheann (1973); An tSraith Tógtha (1977); An Post, Celtic Scholars (2006).Provenance: Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh (publisher); by descent.An iconic portrait, reproduced in most of Ó Cadhains published work from 1953 onward.Born in a Gaeltacht area of west Co. Galway, interned in the 1940s for IRA activities, Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906-1970) was the most original and powerful writer in the Irish language for many generations. His Cré na Cille (1949), recently published in English translation, deployed the speech of his home area in its full vehemence and variety. It was followed by a series of short story collections focused on powerful character studies, moving from the small farms of Connemara to the big city where he spent much of his adult life. In 1956 he became a lecturer at Trinity College, and later Professor and Fellow there. In 1967 he was awarded the inaugural Irish-American Cultural Institute Award for his collection An tSraith ar Lár, published after a long period of creative silence. Around this time the Nobel Prize committee was beginning to focus on recognising major writers from minority cultures, and if Ó Cadhain had lived a few years longer it is likely that he would have been a serious contender.The present portrait was commissioned by Ó Cadhains friend and publisher Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh. It offers an excellent likeness of the writer in his maturity, its forceful style reflecting his sometimes choleric temperament. It is reproduced in Cois Caoláire (1953) and in most of his subsequent works. In 2006 it was reproduced by An Post in a postage stamp series commemorating Celtic Scholars.
Adam's
Mar. 08, 2017
Sean O'Sullivan, R.H.A. (1906 - 1964) ''Cathal O'Shannon,'' seated with dr
Est: €450 - €650
Sean O'Sullivan, R.H.A. (1906 - 1964) ''Cathal O'Shannon,'' seated with drinking glass in hand, charcoal, approx. 33cms x 27cms (13'' x 11''), signed and dated 1910. (1)
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Dec. 07, 2016
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Figure Overlooking Calary Bay at SunsetOil on board, 45 x 50cm (17½ x 19½'')SignedProvenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Figure Overlooking Calary Bay at SunsetOil on board, 45 x 50cm (17½ x 19½'')SignedProvenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Adam's
Dec. 07, 2016
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Girl with Pail on West of Ireland LanewayOil on board, 52 x 60cm (20½ x 23¾'')SignedProvenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Girl with Pail on West of Ireland LanewayOil on board, 52 x 60cm (20½ x 23¾'')SignedProvenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Adam's
Nov. 29, 2016
SEAN O’SULLIVAN, ARHA (IRISH, 1906-1964)
Est: €400 - €600
SEAN O’SULLIVAN, ARHA (IRISH, 1906-1964) Portrait Pencil sketch, signed and dated 1920 Provenance: All Hallows College, Dublin 943 x 32 cm.
Sheppards
Nov. 28, 2016
Sean O’Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) FARMER SEATED IN A LANDSCAPE, COUNTY GALWAY
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
signed and dated lower right; with Dawson Gallery label on reverse
Whyte's
Sep. 28, 2016
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Bathers in a RiverOil on board, 50 x 58.5cm (19¾ x 23'')Signed and dated (19)45Provenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Bathers in a RiverOil on board, 50 x 58.5cm (19¾ x 23'')Signed and dated (19)45Provenance: The Hamilton Family, Tulfarris House and thence by descent.
Adam's
Jun. 27, 2016
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) The Weaver of Ardara, Co. Donegal
Est: €400 - €600
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) The Weaver of Ardara, Co. Donegal charcoal & white chalk h:35.75 w:46 cm. Provenance: Adam's Sean O'Sullivan Sale, 2nd May 2012 Lot 16 (illustrated) Private Collection
Morgan O'Driscoll
Jun. 27, 2016
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) The Weaver
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) The Weaver oil on panel signed, inscribed 'Rosmuck' & dated 1952, also signed & inscribed on original label verso h:32.50 w:14.50 cm. Provenance: Adam's Sean O'Sullivan Sale, 2nd May 2012 Lot 17 (illustrated) Private Collection
Morgan O'Driscoll
May. 30, 2016
Sean O’Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) LANDSCAPE
Est: €700 - €900
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) LANDSCAPE oil on canvas laid on board signed lower right h:12 w:16 in.
Whyte's
May. 30, 2016
Sean O’Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) CHILD
Est: €500 - €700
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) CHILD charcoal signed lower right h:16.50 w:13.25 in.
Whyte's
May. 30, 2016
Sean O’Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) PORTRAIT OF LUCIE CHARLES
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) PORTRAIT OF LUCIE CHARLES oil on canvas h:18 w:14 in. Provenance: Ross's, Belfast, 3 October 2012, lot 117; Private collection Lucie Charles was Professor of Design and one time Acting Director at the National College of Art and Design. We are grateful to the artist's family for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Whyte's
May. 23, 2016
after Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Portrait of Eamon De Valera
Est: €100 - €200
after Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Portrait of Eamon De Valera print h:31.75 w:25.50 cm. Provenance: Private Collection
Morgan O'Driscoll
Mar. 23, 2016
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) St. Audeons GateInk and pencil drawing, 31.5 x 20.5cm (12½ x 8)Signed, inscribed with title and dated 1927
Est: €500 - €700
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) St. Audeons GateInk and pencil drawing, 31.5 x 20.5cm (12½ x 8)Signed, inscribed with title and dated 1927
Adam's
Mar. 13, 2016
1916 Leaders' portraits, Padraig Pearse, Tom Clarke and James Connolly (3)
Est: €300 - €500
1916 Leaders' portraits, Padraig Pearse, Tom Clarke and James Connolly Three lithographic prints after drawings by Sean O'Sullivan (1906-1964); framed, each print h:17 w:13 in.
Whyte's
Feb. 29, 2016
Sean O’Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) DOUGLAS HYDE, 1940
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) DOUGLAS HYDE, 1940 pencil signed and dated lower right by artist and sitter h:16 w:12.50 in. Autographed and dated in Irish by Douglas Hyde lower right above artist's signature; Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland, 1940.
Whyte's
Feb. 29, 2016
Sean O’Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) STUDIO SCENE, 1939
Est: €500 - €700
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) STUDIO SCENE, 1939 charcoal with white chalk signed and dated lower right h:15.75 w:13.25 in.
Whyte's
Feb. 29, 2016
Sean O’Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) MADAME JAMMET
Est: €800 - €1,000
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) MADAME JAMMET pencil signed and inscribed with title on reverse h:18.50 w:13.75 in. Yvonne Jammet was a member of the 'White Stag' group and wife of the famous Dublin restaurateur Louis Jammet. She was a well-known member of Dublin's avant-garde artistic community of the thirties and forties and a close friend of the sitter Mícheál Mac Liammóir. She was born in Paris and initially studied there at the Académie Julian and at the studio of Jean Paul Laurens. Upon arriving in Dublin in 1928, she held regular exhibitions with the Victor Waddington Galleries and later participated in the IELA shows. (See Snoddy, p.285).
Whyte's
Dec. 08, 2015
Seán O’Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) SKETCH OF THE ARTIST'S WIFE AND DAUGHTERS IN THEIR FAMILY KITCHEN
Est: €150 - €250
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) SKETCH OF THE ARTIST'S WIFE AND DAUGHTERS IN THEIR FAMILY KITCHEN pencil signed "Seán" lower right h:13.75 w:12.50 in. Provenance: Family of the artist
Whyte's
Nov. 09, 2015
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Jesus Carrying the Cross - Study for a Station of the Cross
Est: €200 - €300
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Jesus Carrying the Cross - Study for a Station of the Cross pencil, charcoal & chalk h:44 w:28 cm. Provenance: Adams, Sean O'Sullivan Sale 2nd May 2012 Lot 115 Private Collection
Morgan O'Driscoll
Oct. 12, 2015
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Study of a Man in His Library
Est: €300 - €400
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Study of a Man in His Library pencil, charcoal & wash, inscribed Dr. Flood on reverse h:40 w:30 cm. Provenance: James Adam's Sean O'Sullivan Sale 2nd May 2012 Lot 162 Private Collection
Morgan O'Driscoll
Aug. 25, 2015
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Crippled man on park benchEtching
Est: €100 - €200
Seán O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964)Crippled man on park benchEtching, 17 x 24cm
Adam's
Aug. 04, 2015
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) The Artist's Studio
Est: €150 - €250
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) The Artist's Studio charcoal h:43.50 w:41.50 cm. Provenance: Private Collection
Morgan O'Driscoll
Jul. 06, 2015
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Study of a Woman Seated in an Armchair
Est: €300 - €400
Sean O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Study of a Woman Seated in an Armchair watercolour h:42 w:34 cm. Provenance: James Adams, Sean O'Sullivan Sale 2nd May 2012 Lot 152 Private Collection
Morgan O'Driscoll