Paul Henry's Auction Record Jumps 34% With $1.17m Sale

3 min read · 14 Oct 2026

The Potato Harvest. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Paul Henry, The Potato Harvest (1918) sold for $1.17m (£883,200), more than three and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on October 14. The oil on canvas work has been traded twice in the past.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $302,500, a 34% rise.

Mountains and Lake, Connemara (1934). Sold for $865,300 in 2021. Image courtesy of Christie's

The potato diggers (1910). Sold for $646,300 in 2013. Image courtesy of James Adam & Sons Ltd.

The Turf Gatherer (1911). Sold for $509,000 in 2007. Image courtesy of Bonhams & James Adam

Solitary turf gatherer (1917). Sold for $459,700 in 2006. Image courtesy of Christie's

A Connemara village (Undated). Sold for $442,900 in 2004. Image courtesy of Christie's

Lobster fisher (1911). Sold for $435,500 in 2002. Image courtesy of Christie's

The watcher (Undated). Sold for $273,200 in 1997. Image courtesy of Phillips

Mountains and Lake, Connemara (1934). Sold for $93,900 in 1990. Image courtesy of Christie's

Mountains and Lake, Connemara (1934). Sold for $865,300 in 2021. Image courtesy of Christie's

The previous record was set by Mountains and Lake, Connemara (1934), which sold for $865,300 at Christie's on July 09, 2021. The work had been traded once in the past.

Sale Date	Title	Price	Record Increase	Venue	City
October 14, 2026	The Potato Harvest	$1.17m	35 %	Sotheby's	London
July 09, 2021	Mountains and Lake, Connemara	$865,300	34 %	Christie's	London
May 29, 2013	The potato diggers	$646,300	27 %	James Adam & Sons Ltd.	Dublin
December 04, 2007	The Turf Gatherer	$509,000	11 %	Bonhams & James Adam	Dublin
May 12, 2006	Solitary turf gatherer	$459,700	4 %	Christie's	London
May 14, 2004	A Connemara village	$442,900	2 %	Christie's	London
May 17, 2002	Lobster fisher	$435,500	22 %	Christie's	London
May 21, 1999	Bog-workers	$356,100	30 %	Sotheby's	London
June 17, 1997	The watcher	$273,200	63 %	Phillips	London
September 25, 1996	The Potato Harvest	$167,500	53 %	James Adam & Sons Ltd.	Dublin
March 15, 1990	Fairy Thorn	$109,300	16 %	James Adam & Sons Ltd.	Dublin
March 09, 1990	Mountains and Lake, Connemara	$93,900	6 %	Christie's	London
December 14, 1989	Western village in extensive mountain landscape	$88,200	54 %	James Adam & Sons Ltd.	Dublin
October 23, 1989	Donegal bogland	$57,400	37 %	Christie's	Dublin
February 02, 1989	The potato diggers	$42,000	49 %	Andrew Grant Fine Art Auctioneers	-
October 28, 1988	Blacksod Bay Co. Mayo	$28,300	-	Christie's	Glasgow

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