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Paul Yates b. 1954. Painter and poet born in Belfast, who initially came to prominence in Northern Ireland when his poems were chosen for broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster in 1970.

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  • BASIL BLACKSHAW HRUA HRHA (1932–2016) & PAUL YATES (B. 1954)
    Dec. 11, 2025

    BASIL BLACKSHAW HRUA HRHA (1932–2016) & PAUL YATES (B. 1954)

    Est: €400 - €600

    Title: Mourne (2005) Medium: Limited Edition Book featuring original poems by Paul Yates and drawings by Basil Blackshaw. Published by Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast, 2005 - No. 104/395, Signature: Inscribed on Title Page Provenance: Private Collection This example numbered 104/395 and accompanied by a signed limited-edition engraving by Blackshaw. Published 2005. A collaborative work celebrating the Mourne landscape, uniting Blackshaw’s expressive draughtsmanship with Yates’s lyrical poetry. BOOKS Thursday 11th December 2025 20:45:12

    Sheppards
  • Paul Yates [Basil Blackshaw] – MOURNE. Published by Tom Caldwell Gallery, B
    Dec. 06, 2023

    Paul Yates [Basil Blackshaw] – MOURNE. Published by Tom Caldwell Gallery, B

    Est: €300 - €400

    Paul Yates [Basil Blackshaw] – MOURNE. Published by Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast 2005. First Edition, Limited to 395 copies and supplied in a matching slipcase with a lithograph by Blackshaw pulled by David Dubois. The book is signed by Yates and the lithograph by Blackshaw. This limited edition features three extra images and Yates long poem MOURNE MANTRA.

    Purcell Auctioneers
  • Paul Yates (b.1954) HOUSE MADE OF STRAW, 1972
    May. 18, 2009

    Paul Yates (b.1954) HOUSE MADE OF STRAW, 1972

    Est: €1,500 - €1,800

    Paul Yates (b.1954) HOUSE MADE OF STRAW, 1972 signed in monogram and dated lower right; signed, titled and dated on reverse oil on canvas board 35 by 40cm., 13.75 by 15.75in. Exhibited: Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast, 1972 Artist, poet, film-maker and sculptor, Paul Yates was born in Belfast and began writing and painting at an early age encouraged by his high school teacher, the artist Jack Pakenham. His first solo exhibition, curated by Patricia Riddell, took place at the Tom Caldwell Gallery in 1972 when he was just eighteen years of age. His first solo exhibition in London was held at the ICA in 1976. His first collection of poems and drawings, 'A White Cat With A Human Face', was published in 1974, sponsored by John Hewitt and Gladys Maccabe among others. Several collections have been published since, with translations in French, Spanish, Danish and Russian. Yates' most recent show at the Tom Caldwell Gallery, 'Paul Yates A - Z', formed part of the Belfast Festival at Queens University, 2008. This exhibition attracted wide acclaim and drew record attendances. Also in 2008, the Caldwell Gallery published Mourne, poems by Paul Yates with images by Basil Blackshaw, one of a number of successful collaborations between Yates and Blackshaw. A limited edition of this work also features in this sale, see lot 22.

    Whyte's
  • Paul Yates (b.1954) SHAPE SHIFTER, 2005 signed in monogram and dated lower right; inscribed, dated and signed again on reverse oil on canvas 91 by
    Dec. 09, 2006

    Paul Yates (b.1954) SHAPE SHIFTER, 2005 signed in monogram and dated lower right; inscribed, dated and signed again on reverse oil on canvas 91 by

    Est: €700 - €900

    Paul Yates (b.1954) SHAPE SHIFTER, 2005 signed in monogram and dated lower right; inscribed, dated and signed again on reverse oil on canvas 91 by 91cm., 36 by 36in.

    Whyte's
  • Paul Yates (b.1954) BIGNIAN SNOWHEAD, 2004 signed in monogram and dated lower right; inscribed, dated and signed again on reverse oil on board 55
    Dec. 09, 2006

    Paul Yates (b.1954) BIGNIAN SNOWHEAD, 2004 signed in monogram and dated lower right; inscribed, dated and signed again on reverse oil on board 55

    Est: €500 - €700

    Paul Yates (b.1954) BIGNIAN SNOWHEAD, 2004 signed in monogram and dated lower right; inscribed, dated and signed again on reverse oil on board 55 by 44cm., 21.5 by 17.5in. Artist, poet, film-maker and sculptor, Paul Yates was born and raised in Belfast. He began writing at an early age, with the encouragement of his high school English teacher, the artist Jack Packenham. His first collection of poems and drawings, A White Cat with a Human Face, was published when he was just twenty years of age, sponsored by John Hewitt and Gladys Maccabe among others. In 1976 his second book of poems and drawings appeared and he held his first solo show of paintings at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London. Further exhibitions followed at the Octagon Gallery and Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast. In 1992 he made an award winning documentary, Masters of the Canvas for BBC 2; it was later screened again as part of the Tate's 'Art in the Sixties' exhibition. Yates' poem, Dunadry Banks, was published in a limited edition with lithographs by Basil Blackshaw on behalf of UNICEF (1995) Last year the Caldwell Gallery published Mourne, again with poems by Yates and images by Blackshaw. Among numerous commissions Yates has produced a suite of video art works for Manako Corporation, Japan, and a painting for Kings College, Cambridge. Most recently Belleek have commissioned a limited edition of his Snowheads, from which series the present work derives.

    Whyte's
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