WHYTE'S CLIENT SERVICES

Selling Irish art where it sells best... In 2019 Whyte’s auctioned over €10 million worth of art, broke world records, achieved the highest price ever at an art auction in Ireland, recorded selling rates of 80% to 100%, and delighted sellers with fantastic results, proving once more that Dublin is the venue, andWhyte’s is the auction house, for success in selling art. The highlight of the year was the sale of The Ernie O’Malley Art Collection which grossed €5.5 million in a sale at the Royal Dublin Society, co-hosted with Christie’s. This exciting and historic sale provided world records for Jack Yeats and Mainie Jellett as well as achieving the highest price ever paid for a painting at auction in Ireland, at €1.7 million. Other major collections sold at Whyte’s in the past few years were: • Private collection, Co. Dublin, grossing €8.8 million • George and Maura McClelland Collection, €2.28 million • Joseph and JoAnn Murphy Collection, €760,000 • Jim O’Driscoll SC Collection, €1.15 million • Private Collection, Cheshire, €1.1 million • Private Collection, Belfast, €800,000 • Private Collection, Co. Down, €650,000 • Private Collection, London, €700,000 Whyte’s have achieved many world record prices for Irish artists including: Jack Butler Yeats Sarah Purser Percy French and many more, as well as the highest prices paid in Ireland for works by William Scott, Louis le Brocquy and Sean Scully, to mention but a few. If you have art of quality to sell, Whyte’s is the premier choice for a successful result. Our discerning international clientele will pay generous prices for masterpieces for their collections. Further details of our team and services are in this booklet. IMPORTANT NOTE: Whyte’s is licensed by The Property Services Regulatory Authority of Ireland , Licence Number 001759. Our CEO, Ian Whyte, has held an auctioneer’s licence since 1976. It is illegal to offer property services in Ireland – including auctions, private treaty sales, valuations or solicitations for auctions – without a valid PSRA licence. It is strongly recommended that sellers of art and collectibles should, for their own protection, only deal with individuals or firms who hold a valid PSRA licence. Front cover: Jack Yeats Evening in Spring, €1,300,000 (2019) Right: Jack Yeats Reverie, €1,400,000 – a world record (2019) May Guinness Donald Teskey Robert Ballagh Gerard Dillon Mary Swanzy Mainie Jellett