Jack Butler Yeats

(Irish, 1871–1957)

Jack Butler Yeats was an Irish painter, perhaps best known for being the brother of famed poet W.B. Yeats. Hailed as one of the most important Irish artists of the 20th century, the Expressionist painter used thick, smeared paint and visible palette knife marks to create his works, which often depicted landscapes, gypsies, and Celtic myths. Born on August 29, 1871 in London, England, he grew up in Sligo, Ireland but went back and forth between London and Dublin throughout his life. Yeats was a friend of Samuel Beckett, who said of him: “Yeats is with the great of our time... because he brings light, as only the great dare to bring light, to the issueless predicament of existence.” He had great success as a visual artist and illustrator, but also published plays, novels, and poetry. Today, his works are in the collections of the National Gallery in Dublin, the Tate Gallery in London, the Ulster Museum in Belfast, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others. He died on March 28, 1957 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Figure of a Young Woman in a Landscape

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Figure of a Young Woman in a Landscape

Sale Date: May 31, 2023

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The Race

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The Race

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A Good Winner , 1900

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A Good Winner , 1900

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Beggar at the Door

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Beggar at the Door

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The Baker Rode a Pie-Bald, 1903

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The Baker Rode a Pie-Bald, 1903

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I Will Not Sit on the Grass, She Said

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I Will Not Sit on the Grass, She Said

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Near the Docks , 1945

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Near the Docks , 1945

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THE WATERFALL GATE, 1944

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THE WATERFALL GATE, 1944

Sale Date: May 29, 2023

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JUSTICE, 1946

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JUSTICE, 1946

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GLORY TO THE BRAVE SINGER, 1950

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GLORY TO THE BRAVE SINGER, 1950

Sale Date: May 29, 2023

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The Pilot Boat

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The Pilot Boat

Sale Date: May 22, 2023

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The Luggage Cart

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The Luggage Cart

Sale Date: May 22, 2023

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Man and dog

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Man and dog

Sale Date: May 12, 2023

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Come on the Dawn, 1951

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Come on the Dawn, 1951

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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The Road to Galway, 1924

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The Road to Galway, 1924

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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Landscape with Cottages

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Landscape with Cottages

Sale Date: April 24, 2023

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Wooded Landscape

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Wooded Landscape

Sale Date: April 24, 2023

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The Tic Tac Man

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The Tic Tac Man

Sale Date: April 24, 2023

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SKETCH FOR SELF PORTRAIT

Attributed to Jack Butler Yeats

SKETCH FOR SELF PORTRAIT

Sale Date: April 26, 2023

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Mouth Frogmore (September 15th 1900), 1900

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Mouth Frogmore (September 15th 1900), 1900

Sale Date: April 18, 2023

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The Race Meeting

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The Race Meeting

Sale Date: April 18, 2023

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Zoe the White Slave (c.1904), 1904

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Zoe the White Slave (c.1904), 1904

Sale Date: April 18, 2023

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West of Ireland Castle

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West of Ireland Castle

Sale Date: March 13, 2023

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The Flower Garden

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The Flower Garden

Sale Date: March 13, 2023

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