Joshua Smith: career timeline
Australian · 1905–1995 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 35 of 44 lots (80% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 3 | 3 | $1kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 4 | 4 | $102Sign up | Drawing |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | $197Sign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 8 | 7 | $126Sign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 6 | 4 | $259Sign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 7 | 5 | $173Sign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | — | Oil |
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1930s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $1kSign up
- Average
- $4.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 15.5 in (53 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
1930 Poppies (circa 1930)$12.5kSign up
1935 Mrs Louisa Smith [the artist's mother]$1kSign up
c. 1938 Still Life in Miniature$267Sign up
1940s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $102Sign up
- Average
- $121Sign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 8.5 in (27 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Boats (1)
c. 1940 (2)$79Sign up
c. 1940 Father Seated$75Sign up
c. 1940 Boat-houses II$126Sign up
c. 1944 James and Louisa Smith (the artist's parents)$204Sign up
1950s 3 works
1960s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $126Sign up
- Average
- $270Sign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 16.5 in (51 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Drawing (3), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1)
c. 1960 Dave Hartwell (friend of the artist)$82Sign up
c. 1960 Willows on a Grey Day$69Sign up
1963 Gallery Attendant McSweeney$1.1kSign up
c. 1964 Dave Hartwell at the Easel$126Sign up
1966 The Willow and Olive TreeUnsold
1968 Male Portrait$33Sign up
1968 Profile Portrait - Florence Broadhurst$251Sign up
c. 1969 Tom Macindoe$197Sign up
1970s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $259Sign up
- Average
- $267Sign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 19.5 in (60 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1), Sea & coast (1)
c. 1970 Eric KnightUnsold
1970 Hazy Light Through TreesUnsold
1976 Julie Starr$143Sign up · sold 3×
1977 Portrait of Dot Lansdowne (After Dobell's Tired Lady)$267Sign up
1977 Yve Close Painting a Coastal View$408Sign up
1979 Olaf Ruhen [Author]$251Sign up
1980s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $173Sign up
- Average
- $192Sign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 17.5 in (40 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Pastel (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Rivers & marshes (2), Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1980 Brown Study$92Sign up
c. 1980 Concentration [Louisa Smith, the artist's mother]$53Sign up
c. 1980 A Windy Hill, South Australia,' lateUnsold
1980 Portrait of Yve Close (Woollen Coat)$377Sign up
c. 1984 McCarrs Creek, SydneyUnsold
1984 A Stand of Trees$173Sign up
1988 Lane Cove River Park, NSW$267Sign up
1990s 2 works
- Sold
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 27 × 29 in (69 × 74 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
1990 Copper and BrassUnsold
1991 An Array of BottlesUnsold
Creation date not recorded
8 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 20 × 16 in (51 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2016 UntitledUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $131Sign up
- Average
- $177Sign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 11.5 in (40 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Other (2), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2023 Spit Bridge, Sydney, from the North$445Sign up
sold 2025 (4)$164Sign up
sold 2025 (3)$99Sign up
sold 2025 Trees and Rocks$39Sign up
sold 2025 Still Life with Champagne and Brandy$131Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2025 (2)$263Sign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Joshua Smith auction results →