John Firth-Smith
Australian · b. 1943 · Painter, Printmaker
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Record prices
Contemplation 1987Menzies · A$46,636≈ $42,066≈ £25,510≈ €30,567Sign up to see
Winter Rounds 1982Menzies · A$44,182≈ $34,200≈ £21,747≈ €30,519Sign up to see
Whale 1987Menzies · A$29,455≈ $30,913≈ £19,188≈ €23,648Sign up to see
John Firth-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
35
of 49 offered · 2010–2024
Sell-through
71%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 33 | 23 | 70% | $12.9kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $42.1kSign up |
| Oil | 31 | 21 | 68% | $11.9kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $42.1kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $24.4kSign up | $24.4kSign up | $34.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 7 | 5 | 71% | $2.1kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 7 | 78% | $579Sign up | $430Sign up | $988Sign up |
| Etching | 3 | 3 | 100% | $341Sign up | $348Sign up | $430Sign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 1 | 33% | $66Sign up | $66Sign up | $66Sign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $988Sign up | $988Sign up | $988Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.