Jeffrey Smart
Australian · 1921–2013 · Painter
Frank Jeffrey Edson Smart was an expatriate Australian painter known for his precisionist depictions of urban landscapes that are "full of private jokes and playful allusions". (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Near Pisa 1995Menzies · A$4,117,273≈ $2,786,447≈ £2,254,589≈ €2,547,492Sign up to see
The Observer II 1983-84Menzies · A$1,963,636≈ $1,486,846≈ £1,064,313≈ €1,221,931Sign up to see
Holiday 1971Menzies · A$962,727≈ $981,885≈ £622,945≈ €772,895Sign up to see
Jeffrey Smart’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
213
of 249 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 164 | 130 | 79% | $306kSign up | $233kSign up | $2.8MSign up |
| Oil | 157 | 123 | 78% | $301kSign up | $246kSign up | $2.8MSign up |
| Acrylic | 7 | 7 | 100% | $392kSign up | $134kSign up | $1.5MSign up |
| Works on paper | 37 | 36 | 97% | $18.6kSign up | $11.5kSign up | $104kSign up |
| Watercolor | 11 | 11 | 100% | $10.1kSign up | $9.3kSign up | $18.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 13 | 13 | 100% | $17.9kSign up | $14kSign up | $41.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $50.5kSign up | $50.5kSign up | $50.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 9 | 8 | 89% | $7.9kSign up | $7kSign up | $13.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 48 | 47 | 98% | $4.2kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Etching | 20 | 20 | 100% | $3.6kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Aquatint | 5 | 4 | 80% | $5.2kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 22 | 22 | 100% | $4.7kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign 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 | 7 | 6 | $423kSign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | $6kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | $14.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 23 | 22 | $52.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 11 | $13kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 | $116kSign up |
| 2019 | 16 | 14 | $10.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 19 | 13 | $63.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 14 | $195kSign up |
| 2016 | 16 | 13 | $25.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 23 | 20 | $141kSign up |
| 2014 | 24 | 18 | $176kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | $247kSign up |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | $310kSign up |
| 2011 | 8 | 5 | $104kSign up |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | $154kSign up |
| 2009 | 15 | 14 | $9.1kSign up |