Hassel Smith
American · 1915–2007 · Painter
Hassel Smith was an American artist and teacher. He is considered to have been one of the USA's foremost West Coast artists, emerging in the decade after World War II as an… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledBonhams · $61,440≈ £45,916≈ €54,887Sign up to see
JourneyBonhams · $27,500≈ £17,799≈ €24,221Sign up to see
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $23,750≈ £18,022≈ €20,230Sign up to see
Hassel 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).
ArtSell has recorded 21 auction results for Hassel Smith between 2007 and 2026, of which 17 sold (81%). Recorded sale prices range from $1kSign up free to see to $61.4kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $61.4kSign up free to see for Untitled at Bonhams in September 2024. The most common medium is oil paintings (8 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (18) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (3).
21 results
- Untitled, 1989$10,880≈ £8,134≈ €9,477Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1990$5,376≈ £4,085≈ €4,741Sign up free to see
- The 9th About #9, 1980$7,680≈ £5,835≈ €6,772Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1954$61,440≈ £45,916≈ €54,887Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1989$5,376≈ £4,316≈ €5,054Sign up free to see
- Lovers, 1965-66$12,600≈ £9,980≈ €11,657Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1997$1,197≈ £989≈ €1,125Sign up free to see
- $4,075≈ £3,319≈ €3,699Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1961$23,750≈ £18,022≈ €20,230Sign up free to see
- Journey, 1962$27,500≈ £17,799≈ €24,221Sign up free to see
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Hassel Smith: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Hassel Smith at auction?
$61,440Sign up free to see, for Untitled at Bonhams (September 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Hassel Smith?
The median sale price is $6.9kSign up free to see across 17 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Hassel Smith have sold at auction?
17 of 21 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Hassel Smith?
Bonhams and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
About Hassel Smith
Hassel Smith was an American artist and teacher. He is considered to have been one of the USA's foremost West Coast artists, emerging in the decade after World War II as an innovative, potent, witty and often challenging exponent of Abstract Expressionism. He was a "generous and gregarious" teacher of great influence at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco and subsequently at the University of California and in later years at the Royal West of England Academy Art Schools in Bristol, England. His work was exhibited widely, particularly in California, and he is represented in prominent museums and found in private collections around the world. A strongly left-leaning iconoclast, well-known for a confrontational nature and as a drinker, he was at the same time loving, caring and shy. Art critics revered him as a "West Coast underground legend".
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