Average Sales per Year
John Schwatschke

John Schwatschke (Born 1943) is active/lives in Ireland.  John Schwatschke is known for Portraits, caricatures.

Biography photo for John Schwatschke
The following information is provided by Mary Robertson, Biographer, Le Musee Schwatschke London WC1:

John SCHWATSCHKE is an Irish-born (Dublin, 1943) portrait painter of Austro-Irish parents.  His original ambition was to be a concert pianist and composer, and he gave three piano recitals of classical works and his own compositions in Waterford, Vevey and Tours.  However, his friendship with the Irish President de Valera (whom he painted as Chancellor of the National University) after leaving school, led to the President persuading him to "do one thing and do it well", which he thought should be art.  Schwatschke took this advice and continued to record his works meticulously.

Meanwhile, his business career, after studying Architecture in Dublin, led to a management position in the Middle East, where he managed, as Project Manager, two Saudi-German joint ventures (SR15m and subsequently SR20m) , working for the King's banker at Jeddah.  However, he ma   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2297 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 337 auction lots for John Schwatschke (of which 203 auction records sold and 1 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by John Schwatschke as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists John Schwatschke in 0 of its research Essays. John Schwatschke has 34 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for John Schwatschke available:    Ivan Sutton,  Norman Teeling,  John Morris,  Thomas Ryan,  Patrick Leonard,  John Kingerlee,  Gerald Davis,  George K Gillespie,  Elizabeth Brophy,  Graham Knuttel,  Aidan Bradley,  Dennis Orme Shaw,  Norman J McCaig,  Markey Robinson,  Orla Egan,  Liam Treacy,  Peter (Piet) Sluis,  James English,  Arthur Karel Maderson,  Kenneth Webb,  Fergus O'Ryan,  John Skelton,  Marie Carroll,  Peter Collis



Copyright © 1999-2024 askART.com and underlying auction houses. All Rights Reserved. Digital copying of these images and content strictly prohibited; violators will be subject to the law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Charts for John Schwatschke

sample charts

Auction Sales Stats for John Schwatschke

Auction Records  (+) 337        New Item(s) 
% Lots Sold Subscribers
High auction price Subscribers
High auction price date Subscribers
High price / sq. inch Subscribers
High price / sq. inch date
Subscribers
Top