Leon Polk Smith
American · 1906–1996 · Painter, Sculptor
Leon Polk Smith (1906–1996) was an American painter. His geometrically oriented abstract paintings were influenced by Piet Mondrian and he is a follower of the hard-edge… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Constellation black and orangePhillips · $78,740≈ £59,087≈ €70,216Sign up to see
UntitledWright · $62,500≈ £47,067≈ €52,663Sign up to see
Little AnitouPhillips · $53,340≈ £39,809≈ €45,975Sign up to see
Leon Polk 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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 16 | 13 | 81% | $24.8kSign up | $10.3kSign up | $78.7kSign up |
| Oil | 7 | 4 | 57% | $31.9kSign up | $31.8kSign up | $62.5kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $47.1kSign up | $35kSign up | $78.7kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $667Sign up | $688Sign up | $813Sign up |
| Works on paper | 28 | 28 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $15kSign up |
| Gouache | 8 | 8 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $10.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 55 | 54 | 98% | $2.6kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $13.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 12 | 11 | 92% | $2.8kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $8.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 43 | 43 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $13.5kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1kSign up | $2.5kSign 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 | 1 | 1 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $53.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 32 | 32 | $969Sign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $1kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $35kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $6kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $1kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $578Sign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |