Jack Butler Yeats Work Sells for $392,500 But Delivers a 25% Negative Return

Jack Butler Yeats Work Sells for $392,500 But Delivers a 25% Negative Return

3 min read  ·  11 Mar 2026

On to Glory. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

On to Glory. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Jack Butler Yeats, On to Glory (1947), sold for $392,500 (GBP294,400), more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on March 5.

The sale was below the previous auction result by $135,000, realizing a 25% negative return. It last sold at auction in 2004 for $527,600 at Sotheby's.

Oil on canvas, 46.0 x 61.0cm. The work has been traded 4 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
March 05, 2026
$392,500
-26 %
Sotheby's
London
May 13, 2004
$527,600
-
Sotheby's
London

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