What is a Frank Vining Smith painting worth?
1879–1967 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 8 priced auction sales, works by Frank Vining Smith have sold for a median of $1,505Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,222Sign up free to see and $2,250Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $1,505Sign up free to see across 8 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,200Sign up free to see across 5 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Frank Vining Smith prices by medium
- Auction results
- 9
- Sold rate
- 89%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2025
- Median price
- $1.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.6kSign up free to see Bears Crossing a Stream, Leland Little, Aug 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | $1.2k–$2.3kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: James D. Julia (3), Clars Auction Gallery (2), William Smith Auction (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Frank Vining Smith sales
- Untitled, oil on canvas — $2,200Sign up free to see, William Smith Auction, Sep 3, 2025
- Bears Crossing a Stream, Oil on Masonite — $2,600Sign up free to see, Leland Little, Aug 28, 2025
- Untitled, oil on canvas — $1,400Sign up free to see, Clars Auction Gallery, Aug 15, 2025
- After the Gale, oil on Masonite — $2,400Sign up free to see, Brunk Auctions, Jul 15, 2023
- Rock Bound Coast, oil on masonite — $1,300Sign up free to see, Clars Auction Gallery, Jan 14, 2023
- Mallards Rising, Oil on masonite — $988Sign up free to see, James D. Julia, Aug 25, 2015
- Very Calm, Oil on wood panel — $651Sign up free to see, James D. Julia, Aug 20, 2013
- Mallards Rising, Oil on masonite scene shows eight male and female mallards rising out of a water — $1,610Sign up free to see, James D. Julia, Aug 22, 2006
Questions about Frank Vining Smith prices
What is a Frank Vining Smith painting worth?
Based on 8 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Frank Vining Smith have sold for a median of $1,505, and half of them sold between $1,222 and $2,250. For paintings alone the median is $1,505 (8 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Frank Vining Smith sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $2,600 for “Bears Crossing a Stream” at Leland Little in August 2025.
How often do Frank Vining Smith works sell at auction?
89% of the 9 lots recorded between 2006 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Frank Vining Smith painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 9 auction results for Frank Vining Smith between 2006 and 2025, and 8 of them sold (89%).
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