Gerard Dillon's Auction Record Jumps 225% with $1.6M Sale

3 min read · 29 May 2026

Tea-party. Image courtesy of Adam's Auctioneers

Gerard Dillon, Tea-party (Undated) sold for $1.6m (EUR1.38m), more than nine times the low estimate at Adam's Auctioneers in Dublin on May 27.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $1.11m, a 225% rise.

THE DREAMER (Undated). Sold for $489,400 in 2020. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Self-portrait in roundstone (Undated). Sold for $383,400 in 2007. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Girl Hiding (1954). Sold for $202,300 in 2005. Image courtesy of Whyte's

Girl in bedsitter with cat (Undated). Sold for $154,800 in 1998. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Aran islanders in their sunday best (1949). Sold for $38,900 in 1995. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

THE DREAMER (Undated). Sold for $489,400 in 2020. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The previous record was set by THE DREAMER (Undated), which sold for $489,400 at Sotheby's on September 09, 2020. The work had not been traded before.

Sale Date	Title	Price	Record Increase	Venue	City
May 27, 2026	Tea-party	$1.6m	227 %	Adam's Auctioneers	Dublin
September 09, 2020	THE DREAMER	$489,400	28 %	Sotheby's	London
May 09, 2007	Self-portrait in roundstone	$383,400	90 %	Sotheby's	London
April 26, 2005	Girl Hiding	$202,300	31 %	Whyte's	Dublin
May 21, 1998	Girl in bedsitter with cat	$154,800	298 %	Sotheby's	London
June 02, 1995	Aran islanders in their sunday best	$38,900	-	Sotheby's	London

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