Grace Cossington Smith
Australian · 1892–1984 · Painter
Grace Cossington Smith was an Australian artist and pioneer of modernist painting in Australia and was instrumental in introducing Post-Impressionism to her home country.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Window 1956Smith & Singer · A$671,000≈ $572,444≈ £365,335≈ €460,756Sign up to see
The Sideboard 1959Smith & Singer · A$797,727≈ $570,678≈ £423,697≈ €488,594Sign up to see
Chair and Drapery 1958Smith & Singer · A$767,045≈ $497,981≈ £368,302≈ €426,281Sign up to see
Grace Cossington Smith’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
44
of 50 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
88%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 48 | 42 | 88% | $101kSign up | $39.2kSign up | $572kSign up |
| Oil | 48 | 42 | 88% | $101kSign up | $39.2kSign up | $572kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $19.7kSign up | $19.7kSign up | $39.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $19.7kSign up | $19.7kSign up | $39.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | $439kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | $39.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | $24kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $18.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $18.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $60.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $71kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $196kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | $25.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $54.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $31kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | $51.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $50.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $19.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | $50.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $10.5kSign up |