John Butler Yeats

Portraiture, Culture & Literary Ireland

Museum-quality reproductions celebrating the work of John Butler Yeats (1839–1922), one of Ireland’s most influential portrait artists and a central figure in the country’s cultural and literary life. Renowned for his sensitive draughtsmanship and psychological insight, Yeats captured poets, thinkers, and artists with exceptional honesty and depth.

Cultural Narrative

A close observer of Irish intellectual life, John Butler Yeats is best known for his portraits of leading cultural figures, including his son W.B. Yeats. His work reflects the ideas, personalities, and tensions of late 19th- and early 20th-century Ireland, rendered with clarity, restraint, and emotional intelligence.

Buying Reassurance

  • Museum-quality giclée prints using archival pigment inks
  • Printed on premium, acid-free, FSC-certified fine art paper
  • Available framed or unframed for classic and contemporary interiors
  • Carefully curated to preserve tone, line, and character
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Portrait of W. B. Yeats by Irish artist John Butler Yeats, painted in a dark tonal palette with a contemplative expression.